Jen, I think the reason for the speech’s unusually direct attack on his rival is two-fold. One, it suggests the Obama people have become convinced that merely invoking Bush’s name will not do the trick for them, as they once thought it might. Second, they want to draw McCain out, to force him to come out swinging, because they believe a Republican on the attack is a vastly more unattractive figure and will get himself into trouble.
The Attack on McCain
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