This is the strategy that should worry Democrats more than anything else. Independents are much more likely to prefer a checked congress than a rubber-stamp one - especially one as unpopular as Pelosi and Reid’s (ugh.)
Rather than try to drum up support for lagging congressional Republicans, the McCain campaign appears to be trying to use their vulnerability to his advantage, asking voters to imagine Democrats with unchecked powers.”The idea of Sen. Obama checking Pelosi and Reid is really a stretch,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.), a close friend of Sen. McCain. “People like checks and balances.” He said this idea will be an essential piece of Sen. McCain’s closing campaign.
McCain Portrays Himself as Buffer to Congress - WSJ.com
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