Rise of the Robocalls
Well, the robocalls have been coming in fast and furious, four for McCain versus two for Romney. And they are telling.
First, we have McCain trying to pander -- however implausibly -- to the anti-immigration crowd with this message from former Gov. Pete Wilson, the man who singlehandedly made the GOP toxic to California Latinos.
Next, McCain tries to pander to social conservatives with this "alert," the nastiest robo in the bunch. Money line: "Sorry Mitt, we know you aren't trustworthy ... and you aren't a conservative."
Finally, on the nice side, we have these two, the first from wife Cindy, the second from former California gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon. Both tell us what a good conservative the Mac Daddy really is.
The Romney robos aren't anywhere near as exciting. This first one is the more negative of the two, in which Mitt says we're tired of the "liberal policies of the Washington, D.C. crowd" (gee, whom could he mean?). He also tries to peel away Huckabee supporters like myself, calling Super Tuesday a "two-man race." Then there's this one, which consists mostly of generic fluff, but does have one cool effect -- RoboMitt says my name!