Clinton Goes Negative In Final Days

Reston: I think Clinton’s eleventh hour attack spree will backfire because people will see it as a desperate act, and one that is counter to the sentiments she outlined at the last debate.

[from Clinton Campaign Starts 5-Point Attack on Obama - New York Times by PATRICK HEALY and JULIE BOSMAN]

“There’s a general rule in politics: A legitimate distinction which could be effective when drawn early in the campaign often backfires and could seem desperate when it happens in the final hours of a campaign,” said Steve McMahon, a Democratic strategist working for neither candidate.