Hope & Change Flashback: When You Can’t Win On Ideas, You Go Negative
Obama: “That’s why I keep on talking about the economy because John McCain may be worried about losing the election, but I’m worried about you losing your house. I’m worried about you losing your job. I’m worried about you not being able to retire with dignity and respect. So John McCain can call me everything but a child of God over the next two days. That’s how you play the game in Washington. When you can’t win on the strength of your ideas, you make stuff up. You make a big election about small things.And we may hear a lot more of that over the next few days. But the American people know that that’s not what we need. We don’t need the slash and burn, say-anything, do-anything politics that divides and distracts, that tears us apart instead of bringing us together. That’s not what the American people are looking for right now.” (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks At Campaign Event, Columbus, OH, 11/2/08)
