“We Know That Change Never Comes Without a Fight”

Speaking in Tampa Bay, Obama suggests the negative campaigning from the McCain side will likely get worse in the final weeks. "It's getting so bad that even Senator McCain's running mate denounced his tactics last night. As you know, you really have to work hard to violate Governor Palin's standards on negative campaigning." "But we're not going to be distracted. We're not going to be diverted. Not this time. Not this year. Our challenges are too great for a politics that's so small." Read prepared remarks here. And read the McCain campaign's response here.