RENO, Nev. (AP) — Scrambling to win the West, Democrat Barack Obama mocked John McCain on Saturday for aggressively trying to distance himself from President Bush. McCain touted his Western ties and warned that Obama is a tax-and-spend threat to the nation. The financially flush Obama campaign also unveiled a two-minute TV ad that asks, “Will our country be better off four years from now?” The length of the ad, which will air in key states, highlights Obama’s fundraising superiority.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Obama and McCain try a little Western swing
By The Associated Press
October 25, 2008