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From: LindyBill	10/15/2008 7:03:41 AM
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Advice for John McCain BETSY'S PAGE It probably won't make any difference, but here's my advice for McCain. I've been trying to think about what McCain could have done differently. He was amazingly holding his own against Obama until this financial crisis struck. And Obama has been correct in saying that McCain's behavior has been erratic in the past few weeks. Senator Obama has appeared much steadier and done a better job of connecting what he wants to do with how it will affect ordinary people. McCain has to be able to explain his proposals for the economy and health care in clear language that also explains how his ideas will affect people. He needs to expose the myths behind Obama's tax cuts for 95% of people and how it's really money handouts. Show people that Obama's math doesn't add up for all the proposals he has plus his tax cuts. There is no way he's going to fund that just by taxing the top 5% more. And McCain has to clarify why tax increases, even on those people that Obama seems to despise - the successful people - will hurt the economy and stall out any recovery from what we're experiencing right now. I know that conservatives are all hoping that McCain will unload on Obama about his radical associations, particularly with Bill Ayers. I don't think that is so important. But I would strongly recommend that McCain start warning people about having an undivided government. Congress is not popular and McCain can point out over and over that Obama will not stand up to the giveaways that Pelosi and Reid lean towards because he has no record of ever having stood up against any liberal nostrums. And McCain should be specific. Talk about Obama's support for taking the secret ballot away from workers or the money for ACORN that the Democrats wanted to seed into the bailout proposal. Remind people that we'll never see offshore drilling with Democratic control of the government. Then connect that to people's gas bills. Every point that McCain makes should be illustrated with how that affects families today. Let people know how their lives will be affected with McCain's ideas and Democratic policies. I don't expect to see that tonight. I don't even know if Senator McCain understands the connections himself. But that is what I'd like to hear tonight. betsyspage.blogspot.com

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