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The final stretch

In Pennsylvania, McCain, Obama trade shots on the economy

Barack Obama's ''Better Off'' ad focuses on the economy, but ends with Obama walking across the White House lawn. Barack Obama's ''Better Off'' ad focuses on the economy, but ends with Obama walking across the White House lawn.
October 29, 2008
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On the stump
  • John McCain in Hershey, Pa.: "Senator Obama believes in redistributing wealth, not in policies that grow our economy and create jobs. He said that even though lower taxes on investment help our economy, he favors higher taxes on investment for, quote, 'fairness.' There's nothing fair about driving our economy into the ground."

  • Barack Obama in Chester, Pa.: "John McCain has ridden shotgun as George Bush has driven our economy toward a cliff, and now he wants to take the wheel and step on the gas. And when it comes to the issue of taxes, saying that John McCain is running for a third Bush term isn't being fair to George W. Bush."

    On the air
  • McCain: "Compare," 30 seconds.

    Script: An announcer says contrasting phrases as the image on the screen flips back and forth between Obama and McCain. "For higher taxes, for workin' Joes. Spread your income, keep what's yours. A trillion in new spending, freeze spending, eliminate waste. Pain for small business, economic growth. Risky, proven."

  • Obama: "Better off," 30 seconds.

    Script: An announcer lists the problems plaguing the economy as matching images appear on screen. "The highest unemployment in seven years, a record 1 million homes in foreclosure, financial markets in turmoil, wages declining, food and gas prices soaring."

    Obama says: "For too many, the American dream is fading. The middle class is struggling. We simply can't afford more of the same. We need a new direction. Now. And that's why I'm running for president."

    On tap today
  • McCain: Rallies in Miami and Palm Beach, Fla., national security event in Tampa. Also appears on "Larry King Live" on CNN at 9 p.m. EDT

  • Obama: Rallies in Raleigh, N.C., and Sunrise, Fla., and with former president Bill Clinton in Kissimmee, Fla. Also appears on "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central at 11 p.m. EDT

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