Palin endorses socialism.
If only Michael Harrington could have lived a couple decades longer.
Unlike almost every other Republican in the country this November, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels appears on track for a resounding victory against his Democratic challenger next week. But even with a towering lead in the polls, he’s almost comically unwilling to be seen with Gov. Palin.
This just in from the Indianapolis Star, courtesy of TPM Reader BH …
Daniels said he plans to talk to folks in the parking lot, but can’t fit into his schedule a joint appearance with Palin.
This is Palin’s third trip to Indiana, and Daniels has yet to campaign with her, though Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman was with Palin at the previous rallies in Noblesville and Fort Wayne.
“I’m going by (the Palin rally.) I’ve got another event scheduled at the same time, but it is close by, so I’m going to go by and spend as long as I can there and hang out in the parking lot and spend some time with the folks standing in line or patiently waiting to get in,” Daniels said. “I’m not speaking at the rally, no.”
I guess heading in from the parking lot to the stage would have just been too much for Daniels’ schedule to handle. But seems a bit iffy to me.
The punchline for the latest Obama TV ad is Sarah Palin … winking. That and the day’s other political news in the TPM Election Central Morning Roundup.
The McCain campaign keeps lying about its role pushing the ‘Carved B’ hoax. But national reporters don’t seem to want to call them on it. We look at the facts.
ABC picks apart the lies about Sen. Obama’s 2001 radio interview that are now the centerpiece of Gov. Palin’s stump speech.
I am struck that most of the big news organization seem bored at this point pointing out that Sen. McCain’s entire campaign at this point is based on knowing falsehoods. How to make it more exciting for them? Bells and whistles?
McCain mob surrounds two Cuban-American Obama supporters in Miami before police intervene to hustle the two away to safety.
“People were screaming ‘Terrorist!’ ‘Communist!’ ‘Socialist!'”, said Raul Sorando, of the two Obama supporters. “I had a guy tell me he was gonna kill me.”
Sean Quinn has the rest of the report from FiveThirtyEight.com.
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From John Judis …
I mention the Bradley effect because I think, too, that McCain and Sarah Palin’s attack against Obama for advocating “spreading the wealth” and for “socialism” and for pronouncing the civil rights revolution a “tragedy” because it didn’t deal with the distribution of wealth is aimed ultimately at white working class undecided voters who would construe “spreading the wealth” as giving their money to blacks. It’s the latest version of Reagan’s “welfare queen” argument from 1980. It if it works, it won’t be because most white Americans actually oppose a progressive income tax, but because they fear that Obama will inordinately favor blacks over them. I don’t doubt that this argument will have some effect, but I suspect it’s too late and that worries about McCain and Republican handling of the economy will overshadow these concerns.
Just more McCain filth.