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Obama Tries to Show He's Tough

Matt Lewis
Matt Lewis  |  August 22, 2008 9:16 AM
Having had some time to reflect on the subject, here's my take on McCain's house gaffe.  Obama has made a mistake by personally going after McCain on this issue.  He should have left it to surrogates -- and the media (or are they the same thing?) -- to beat up McCain.  Instead, he got involved, and thus, got his hands dirty.  He's now also playing the "class card." 
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So why is Obama doing this when he could have allowed others to hit McCain?  This overreaction, no doubt, was a forced error.  Obama has been criticized lately for not being tough enough.  This was his way to prove to Democrats that he's not going to be Kerry or Dukakis ...

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