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Smears Could Cost McCain Fla.

Risky strategy imperils prez bid

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(Newser) – The Sunshine State is looking cloudy for John McCain, whose risky moves could cost him Florida, just as Rudy Giuliani's posturing sank him in the primary, novelist Carl Hiaasen writes for the Miami Herald. Polls show McCain forfeiting his lead, and his running mate isn't helping. Sarah Palin, Hiaasen snipes, "calls herself a pit bull but she's really just a pit poodle."

“More a yapper than a biter,” Palin “can't rescue Florida for McCain. Only McCain can do that.” But angry supporters are drowning out his message. “McCain says he abhors bigots, but in a close contest, he couldn't win the state without them,” observes Hiaasen, advising McCain to stay on message if he wants to avoid the Rudy route.

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain hugs his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, during a rally in Waukesha, Wis.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain hugs his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, during a rally in Waukesha, Wis.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
John McCain will lose Florida if he, like Rudy Giuliani did during the primaries, shows himself to be out of touch with voters, Carl Hiaasen writes.
John McCain will lose Florida if he, like Rudy Giuliani did during the primaries, shows himself to be out of touch with voters, Carl Hiaasen writes.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Voters are worried sick about their jobs, pensions, and bank accounts. Most aren't losing a wink of sleep over Obama's passing association with William Ayers. - Carl Hiaasen

The bottom line is that Palin can't rescue Florida for McCain. Only McCain can do that. - Carl Hiaasen

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