Obama: "What We Need Now Is Not Straw Men and Misleading Charges"
Speaking in Miami, the Illinois Senator accuses McCain of lying to voters, saying he has decided to "make up this notion that I've been attacking Joe the Plumber" and is being purposely misleading on his tax plan.
"Apparently Senator McCain's decided that if he can't beat our ideas, he'll make up others and run against those."
Read full remarks here.
McCain response: "It’s helpful that 14 days before Election Day, Barack Obama finally acknowledges that his own plans to raise... taxes will kill jobs, wreck our economy and make life far tougher...." Read full response.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008