Signs of Desperation
by Mark Wilson, Editor
closeAuthor: Mark Wilson, Editor
Name: Mark Wilson
Email: fitzador@gmail.com
Site: http://demockracy.com
About: Mark works as a system administrator whose prowess in Unix is rivaled only by his satire, which he honed as a student journalist at Miami University. He has worked variously as an IT consultant and web designer and has spent most of his Thursday evenings for the last three years volunteering at Berkeley’s needle exchange. Though he currently resides in Oakland, California, Mark grew up outside Cleveland, Ohio and has a fondness for the Midwest and its snow, which is something he doesn’t see much of in Calfiornia. He holds degrees in History and English Literature from Miami and wrote his thesis about how visions of dystopia in literature change throughout time and space (naturally). Mark publishes the “Lawful Dissent” column for Demockracy, and helps shape the editorial direction of the site.See Authors Posts (61)
October 30, 2008
It is not unusual for John McCain to employ robocalls. It is unusual for him to deploy robocalls in his own state! Robocalls should be treated as a sign of desperation: once a candidate has run out of decent options, the only thing left is the dirty stuff. (Hey, at least it’s not push polling … yet.)
McCain’s home state of Arizona should be totally safe. And it may yet be safe. But robocalling shows that McCain has scared. And perhaps he is, given polling data that indicate Obama is closing his gap in Arizona. A 21-point lead has dwindled to five points in less than a month. Maybe it’s the heat.
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