Obama Camp: Ickes Story Shows Hillary Campaign Taking "Low Road"
The Obama camp has now taken a direct shot at the Hillary campaign over our story yesterday reporting that Jeremiah Wright is a topic in discussions between senior Hillary adviser Harold Ickes and the uncommitted super-dels the Clinton camp is wooing.
Asked about our piece on a campaign conference call moments ago, an Obama surrogate, Congressman George Miller, said it was "very unfortunate" and suggested it wouldn't work.
"If they want to work the low road they're welcome to it," Miller said. "But I don't think that will turn people in their favor."
Relatedly, stay tuned for a TPMtv episode all about the Ickes story. We'll have one up at TPM in a couple hours.
Late Update: Here's the audio of Miller on the phone call:





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