Is anyone paying attention to the latest developments in the candidates' campaigns?
On the Republican side, McCain was recently challenged by an article in the New York Times, chronicling his relationship with a telecommunications lobbyist.
On the Democrats side, Hillary has accused Barack of plagiarizing his speeches. Clinton claimed that Obama took a speech from the current Massachusetts governor and used it at one of his rallies. Related artcles: NYT article and article about last night's debate.
What do you think about this stuff?
Will the NYT story hurt McCain's campaign, and what about Hillary calling out Barack?
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I think McCain handled the accusations against him well. I actually think that in this case, it was the press who acted poorly. The story was especially sensational for a prestigious paper like the Times. I don't think the accusations will hurt McCain. If anything, it may have helped him because presidents face accusations like this all the time, and he showed how he can handle it.
As for the Clinton/Obama debate, I think Clinton has hurt her own campaign. I personally can't stand when candidates bring up the faults of their opponents, and I think a lot of other people agree with that. Clinton should be focusing on her own campaign and talking about the issues that she supports or opposes instead of how Obama may have misled his supporters. If Obama is misleading people, I think it's up to the people and the press to bring up the issue in the public forum, not his fellow Democratic candidate.
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