McCain on Obama and his "typical white grandmother" from Harball

[ericgtr]

The question from one of the students was, following Obama's speech, did McCain consider himself a "typical white person". McCain responded to the question by commending Obama on the speech and that it was an important and necessary thing to say at the time and how well he addressed it. Then he went on to say that even though he may appear to be ducking the question that he doesn't want to run a dirty campaign. He had nothing bad to say about Obama.

Hillary supporters, your candidate can learn a great deal from McCain. He showed a lot of tact and class and the audience gave him a very warm response for it.

[tritsofme]

1. McCain will run a "nice" campaign in name only.

His surrogates will do his dirty work, and it will be dirty.

I would also expect McCain and Obama to choose attack dog VPs so they can give the perception of positivity.

[MidwestTransplant]

2. Exactly. Just like draft dodging Bush valued Kerry's service while his surrogates trashed him.

[tritsofme]

3. I think it will be very different.

The Bush campaign itself has no problem getting dirty in the mud, however the actual McCain campaign probably will stay away.

527s and outside surrogates will play a much larger role for McCain than they did for Bush.

[MidwestTransplant]

7. For purposes of my post I consider the Swift Boaters to be Bush surrogates.

[GoesTo11]

8. Or how Bush's surrogates trashed McCain

It may yet be possible to have a reasonably high road campaign between Obama and McCain. He campaigned clean in the Republican primaries in 2000 and 2008, so that might be his inclination. Depends on how heavily he is pushed by his advisers (including Rove, which makes my theory not so promising) to throw mud.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

10. exactly...

n/t

[anonymous171]

4. omg I'm beggining to wonder whether McCain has more integrity than Clinton.

[woolldog]

11. you're only now "beginning to wonder"?

Awfully generous of you.

[anonymous171]

12. I was holding out for Clinton to do something honorable and uplifting

You know, for old times sake.

[cooolandrew]

5. When Republicans are right they are right. McCain showed grat class, this is how elections should be

issues only.

[TheDonkey]

6. I was impressed McCain has handled himself with more class than Hillary

but really it is the fact that Hillary is so unhinged it is actually making a rethug like McCain seem sane. How sad it has become for us in this party.

[uponit7771]

9. wow!!!

[my3boyz]

13. He doesn't have to say anything negative about Obama. He has

Billary out there doing it for him. He also has surrogates out there doing it. So he looks like he is staying above the fray.