Scare tactics

Election Central flags an important story out of Georgia where the fear stoked by the McCain campaign is trickling to political rallies of all kind. During a debate between the candidates running for US Senate in Georgia, when Obama's name was mentioned, a member of the crowd yelled, "Bomb Obama!" It is time for the media to point out that this is not simply  a reflection of voters' fears about Obama, or a reflection of some peoples' unease about seeing a black president. This reaction, which we've now seen repeatedly on the campaign trail, is a direct response to the attacks heard by McCain's campaign. These outbursts were not reported until McCain started questioning Obama's character. A month ago I thought McCain had surrendered the moral high ground. I didn't think he could go lower. Watching his campaign is now like watching the stock market: you don't know where the bottom is.