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McCain continues aggressive campaign in Waukesha
Joe Luther
Issue date: 10/8/08 Section: News
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McCain and running mate Sarah Palin told a crowd of supporters in Waukesha that his opponent has not been truthful with the American people.
"You need and deserve direct answers to your questions," said McCain, "That's why we are here today."
McCain briefly mentioned education costs, but quickly moved onto other issues. Many students in the audience felt that he had missed an opportunity to connect with an issue that concerns them.
"I'm a college student so some of these issues are really important to me," Abby Halliburton, a student at UW-Waukesha said. "He didn't talk much about [education], but eventually I'll graduate from college and I'll get a job and have a family so these are issues that are striking us and will strike us."
McCain, whose campaign has been faltering as of late, told the crowd the media has written him off too quickly. He cited that his campaign is used to the pressure.
"Do you know how many times the political pundits in the last two years have written off my campaign?" McCain said. "We'll win the state of Wisconsin and we'll win this election and you can count on it because we will go to the American people and take our message to them."
The latest Gallup poll released today shows Obama taking a considerable 52 percent lead to McCain's 41 percent. McCain has failed to overtake his rival in the polls for more than a month and his aggressive attacks show a bit of desperation.
McCain, along with running mate Sarah Palin, called out the "mainstream media" for not asking Obama the tough questions about his policies.
McCain appeared in a city-hall format like that of the recent presidential debate, Tuesday.
The throng of McCain supporters numbered 4,000, and showed why Waukesha has long been a bastion of conservative politics. The crowd rarely left their feet and often cut into McCain and Palin's sentences with raucous cheering.
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Kevin
posted 10/10/08 @ 5:19 PM CST
Is it just me, or is this article a little biased?
Travis
posted 10/11/08 @ 2:23 PM CST
Uh, yeah. Bias much, guys?
Kevin
posted 10/12/08 @ 10:14 PM CST
I mean, it wouldn't be that bad, if there weren't a bunch of ads telling you to vote for Barack Obama.
Obama wasn't there
posted 10/14/08 @ 1:15 PM CST
How can you call this article biased when it was obviously written about a McCain speech. I am pretty sure that the paper isn't writing about McCain and what he said just because they love him. (Continued…)
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