McCain-Palin Sexist, Anti-Press Strategy is Failing

The McCain, with the selection of Sarah Palin as the vp, was to gain the woman vote. They hoped they could win over the so-called disenchanted Hillary vote. They are also playing the sexist card anytime the press asks Ms.Palin a tough question. The press is beginning to catch on to the ploy. And the initial incitement over Ms.Palin's selection is fading.

Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential nominee John McCain, criticized the media at a weekend fundraiser, telling supporters that the hosts of The View “picked our bones clean.”

"In spite of what you see …in the newspapers, and on shows like The View — I don't know if any of you saw The View yesterday, they picked our bones clean — in spite of what you see, that's not what the American people are saying and what they are believing," said McCain, in a recording obtained by ABC News. "They are now seeing a clear difference with these candidates, and they are seeing who is going to make the best president, and that's why we're pulling ahead."

[...]John McCain had a tough exchange with the hosts of The View during a recent appearance, during which he was pressed on the credentials of running mate Sarah Palin, claims in his campaign ads that co-host Joy Behar called “lies,” and how many houses he and his wife own.

If the election were held today, Barack Obama would have enough electoral votes to win. And that total win only increase as the Palin effect fades. The polls are already trending in Obama's direction. It doesn't help McCain that Obama raised a record $66 million last month.

Even Rove admits that McCain ads are less than truthful.

Former Bush adviser Karl Rove suggested Sunday that John McCain had gone “one step too far” in some of his recent ads attacking Barack Obama.

Rove has leveled similar criticism against Obama. “McCain has gone in some of his ads — similarly gone one step too far,” he told Fox News, “and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the ‘100 percent truth’ test.”

The Obama campaign immediately leaped on the quote. "In case anyone was still wondering whether John McCain is running the sleaziest, most dishonest campaign in history, today Karl Rove — the man who held the previous record — said McCain's ads have gone too far," said campaign spokesman Tommy Vietor, in a statement sent to reporters minutes after Rove’s on-air comments.