McCain’s housing problem

Can Obama use his rival’s many homes to make the elitist label stick?

What happened

John McCain said in an interview Wednesday that he couldn’t remember how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own. “I’ll have my staff get to you,” he told Politico reporters. (Politico) Barack Obama’s campaign promptly aired a TV ad (video of ad via YouTube) capitalizing on the comment to paint McCain as a millionaire who is out of touch with ordinary Americans. (The Wall Street Journal via Google News) McCain’s campaign shot back that Obama lives in a “frickin’ mansion.” (The Washington Post's The Trail blog)

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