Jeremiah Wright and Joe Ricketts: Analysis from around the Web | #Campaignreads
The New York Times’ bombshell report on a GOP Super PAC’s plan to use President Obama’s relationship with his former pastor in attack ads has blotted out the sun for other campaign coverage.
A rare inside look at "The Defeat of Barack Hussein Obama," a SuperPac's detailed plan. @jimrutenberg and I report: nyti.ms/J1dO3p
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) May 17, 2012
Mitt Romney said Wednesday morning that he repudiated attacks like those outlined in the proposal. Joe Ricketts, who commissioned the proposal through his super PAC, issued a statemment Wednesday saying it was one of several submitted to him and was never accepted.
Today’s #campaignreads picks are takes from around the Web on the fallout from the story.
The Fix: Why a Jeremiah Wright attack (probably) won’t work
Joe Klein: Really, Really Ugly
National Journal: The GOP loses claim to the high road
Matt Lewis: Bad idea, but should Romney have repudiated it?
Matt Yglesias: Attack Makes Sense Even if it Doesn’t Work
NBC Politics: When Willie Horton meets Jeremiah Wright
Greg Sargent: GOP struggles to banish ghost of Jeremiah Wright
Did we miss a good take from the media or blogosphere? Tweet it using #campaignreads. We’ll feature all the best picks this afternoon on Campaignreads.com.
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