“One Little Hour”

The Obama campaign has taken off its gloves. Tired of being lambasted by shallow Republican attack ads comparing Barack to vapid celebrities and misconstruing his words about feminine comestic products, Obama representatives have started series of ads portraying McCain as hopelessly out of touch.

I’m sure Obama supporters will claim McCain started it first, and they may be right. But I believe this strategy will backfire big time.

Obama has been running on image, a fresh new way of engaging in politics. By getting down in the mud his campaign runs the risk of sullying that image. I even wonder if older voters, who already trend toward McCain, will be driven further into the Republican fold as Obama’s campaign mocks John McCain for his inability to email.

The new Obama ad campaign might run into further trouble if articles like this spread into the general conciousness. McCain can’t type because of his war injuries in Vietnam. It seems like the Obama campaign has, I hope unintentionally, started by attacking a war hero for his disability. I bet the demographic of tortured, slightly-disabled veterans over the age of 70 is small and already trending toward McCain anyways, but I just don’t think this is a smart, or particularly ethical, move.