Below, in chronological order is the complete debate about more debates (which has, obviously, turned into something else entirely) as played out on the Wisconsin airwaves. Obama has responded quickly to each attack and both campaigns have hewed to their respective narratives. Opening salvo from Hillary: Reply from Obama: Other ads below fold
It is Politics 101: make a shady campaign move and then accuse your opponent of the very offense. In Clinton's latest debate-about-debates ad, running in Wisconsin Friday, the campaign made that move. Running negative ads are part and parcel of campaigns but this ad treads on questionable ground.
The Ad opens with "Barack Obama still won't agree to debate in Wisconsin. And now he's hiding behind false attack ads."
Obama does characterize the Clinton debate spot as ". . . the same old politics, of phony charges and false attacks" Maybe that is an attack, but hardly false; and calling his singular effort a "false attack ads" further stretches credulity. The proof is in the tone and harshness of Clinton's second debate-about-debate spot. It really is politics 101 of changing the dynamic not by discussing issues or character, but mastery of tactics and strategy.
The new Clinton ad, however, is not really about debates , but rather uses "ducking debates" as cover for framing Obama as the enemy of health care, friend of big oil companies, and destroyer of Social Security; pretty much a complete attack featuring the trifecta of Democratic "pay dirt" messages.
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