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October 7, 2008

Aides: McCain Seeks to Avoid Economy Talk
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Top Mc Cain aides have recently admitted to trying to steer the
campaign’s focus away from the economy. In an interview with the New
York Daily News, an unnamed Mc Cain strategist said, “If we keep talking
about the economic crisis, we’re going to lose.” And on Saturday, Mc
Cain adviser Grep Strimple told the Washington Post, “We are looking
forward to turning a page on this financial crisis and getting back to
discussing [Obama’s] aggressively liberal record and how he will be too
risky for Americans.” On Monday, Obama responded during a campaign stop
in Asheville, North Carolina.

Sen. Barack Obama: “I was a little surprised over the past couple of
days to hear Senator Mc Cain say, or Senator Mc Cain’s campaign say,
that we want to turn the page on discussions about the economy and a
campaign—a member of Senator Mc Cain’s campaign saying today that if we
keep on talking about the economic crisis, we’ll lose. I’ve got news for
the Mc Cain campaign, the American people are losing right now. They’re
losing their jobs, they’re losing their healthcare, they’re losing their
homes, they’re losing their savings. I cannot imagine anything more
important to talk about than the economic crisis.”

Mc Cain, meanwhile, was in New Mexico. He accused Obama of failing to
respond to the economic crisis.

Sen. John Mc Cain: “Even after he refused to lift a finger to prevent
this crisis, when the crisis hit, he was missing in action. He didn’t
even start making calls to round up votes until after the rescue bill
failed in the House and the markets crashed. We continue to see the
price of delay today as the markets continue to fall. Today, the Dow has
fallen below 10,000, and yet members of his own party said they felt no
pressure to vote for the bill. Why didn’t Senator Obama work to pass
this bill from the start? Why did he let it fail and drag out this
crisis for a full week before doing a thing to help pass it?”



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