McCain's NH State Chair says robo-calls are "a waste of money"

John DiStaso's Granite Status: State chair says McCain's robo-calls are "a waste of money"

By JOHN DISTASO
Senior Political Reporter
2 hours, 15 minutes ago

FRIDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: New Hampshire is among the swing states where automated calls are being played by John McCain’s campaign and the Republican National Committee that try to link Barack Obama to former domestic terrorist Bill Ayers.

The McCain campaign confirmed this afternoon that New Hampshire residents are receiving the calls.

The tactic was criticized this afternoon by McCain's state campaign chairman.

The calls say:

“Hello. I’m calling for John McCain and the RNC because you need to know that Barack Obama has worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, whose organization bombed the U.S. capitol, the Pentagon, a judge’s home and killed Americans. And Democrats will enact an extreme leftist agenda if they take control of Washington. Barack Obama and his Democratic allies lack the judgment to lead our country. This call was paid for by McCain-Palin 2008 and the Republican National Committee at 202-863-8500.”

Obama's local spokesperson decried the calls as "misinformation" and "incredibly offensive." The campaign will bring Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry to the state tomorrow to criticize them further.

The calls are also reportedly being played in Wisconsin, New Mexico, Virginia, Maine, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Indiana.

“I don't think it’s very effective,” said McCain state chairman Peter Spaulding. “I wouldn’t do it, but I don’t think it’s inaccurate, either.

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