Sen. John McCain harshly criticized a new tv ad from the North Carolina Republican Party that painted Barack Obama as extreme.

Within a few hours, McCain had written a letter to the chair of the North Carolina GOP, Linda Daves, saying, “From the beginning of this election, I have been committed to running a respectful campaign based upon an honest debate about the great issues confronting America today. I expect all state parties to do so as well. The television advertisement you are planning to air degrades our civics and distracts us from the very real differences we have with the Democrats. In the strongest terms, I implore you to not run this advertisement.”

McCain is kidding himself when he says he wants to run a respectful campaign.  The GOP is littered with candidates who lost races because they wanted to stay above th fray while their Democratic counterparts went for the jugular and won.  Continuing on this path and not exposing who Barack Obama really is gives the Democrats a free pass to the White House.

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