1.0 link 116001 <![CDATA[John McCain: Mr. Nice Guy Or Back Alley Mugger?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/31/john-mccain-mr-nice-guy-o_n_116001.html Facing gale-force anti-Republican headwinds, John McCain must cut Barack Obama down to size in order to be competitive. But McCain's track record using negative ads has been and may still be problematic - if not disastrous.

On Wednesday, McCain escalated his assault with a new ad, "Celeb," showing Obama with photos of Paris Hilton and Brittany Spears and a voice-over intoning "he's the biggest celebrity in the world. . . but is he ready to lead?"

The Obama campaign "is focused...

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