Attacks Backfire On McCain

Not to say this was a surprise, McCain's campaign will go down as one of the worst ever, as will Palin as VP selection, but going negative in a historic tough time is not the answer. Especially when you are the mean, erratic, tiny man, it's not inspiring.

The McCain campaign’s recent angry tone and sharply personal attacks on Senator Barack Obama appear to have backfired and tarnished Senator John McCain more than their intended target, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll has found.

Tarnished is a good word. I would have used "destroyed any chance", but it will do.

The latest NYT/CBS poll has Obama is at 53%, McLame is at 36%. 17 point lead. But that's right where McCain said he wants to be.

Source: NYT