http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/...ama/index.html
With Obama rising in polls while the country struggles in the grip of a financial crisis, Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign decided to shift attention away from the troubled economy and onto issues of his opponent's character, judgment and personal associations, the Washington Post reported.
"We're going to get a little tougher," a senior Republican operative said, requesting anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss strategy. "We've got to question this guy's associations. Very soon. There's no question that we have to change the subject here."
So essentially what they're saying is that Obama is winning the argument on the economy so instead, we're going to call him names and insult him..
It's funny because that's the same tactic that many on GFY use to debate.