DNC Releases New Ad Hitting McCain
The Democratic National Committee just released this new ad hitting McCain on the economy -- its first run is this morning on ABC, during George Stephanopoulos' interview with the Arizona Senator...
The DNC promises a sizable cable buy for the ad. The spot reflects a recognition in Democratic circles that while the two leading Dems continue to tear into each other in a contest that could continue for months to come, McCain has thus far been able to build his campaign apparatus and define himself with a relatively free hand.
The difficulty for the Dems right now is that as long as the Dem primary drags on, it will continue to suck up much of the media oxygen, making it all but impossible to mount any sort of effective effort to frame McCain the way Dems hope to.
Without a Democratic nominee to directly take on McCain and command media attention for the Dem message about him, this will continue to be a serious challenge for Dems. It remains to be seen whether such efforts by the DNC change this at all.
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