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McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business

Candidate bets America's celebrity resentment outweighs admiration

By Greg Wasserstrom,  Newser User

Posted Aug 15, 2008 5:09 PM CDT

(Newser) – John McCain's attack ads on the "biggest celebrity in the world" depend on Americans loving to hate stars more than they admire them, writes James Poniewozik in Time. If the tactic works, it will shift Barack Obama’s best asset into a Republican secret...   Read full story »

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