Well, when you have things like this;
Cindy McCain, McCain's wife, lashed out at Obama earlier this week, telling a Tennessee newspaper that the Illinois senator has waged the "dirtiest campaign in American history."
or this;
The McCain campaign started pushing hard on the Ayers connection this past weekend when Gov. Sarah Palin accused Obama of "palling around with terrorists who would target their own country."
then I think it is reasonable to expect that followers of these will believe whatever is said to them, regardless of how much truth is in the statements.
taken from
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/...rap/index.html