Sadly, No! The McCain campaign has apparently decided to spread the notion among Evangelicals that Barack Obama is the Antichrist. Michael Froomk
August 3, 2008

Sadly, No!

The McCain campaign has apparently decided to spread the notion among Evangelicals that Barack Obama is the Antichrist.

Michael Froomkin: New Low For McCain Campaign: Obama == The Anti-Christ

SoonerG says: McCain's Left Behind Attack

Snoopes has more: Obama as Anti-Christ

This is typical for the McCain campaign. Dog-whistle politics is a common tactic by Rove and Lee Atwater. It's in play now right before your eyes and this time it's targeted at evangelicals.

The Dog-Whistle:

Dog-whistle politics, also known as the use of code words, is a type of political campaigning or speechmaking employing coded language that appears to mean one thing to the general population but has a different or more specific meaning for a targeted subgroup of the audience. The term is usually used pejoratively by those that do not approve of the tactics.

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