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Reaction to McCain Attacks

October 16th, 2008 by

By Maya J. Pope-Chappell

Sen. John McCain has been heavily criticized for his seething tone and vicious attacks against Sen. Barack Obama. According to a New York Times/CBS News Poll, McCain’s attempts at tarnishing the Obama campaign with negative ads and reiterating Obama’s ties with formerly FBI labeled terrorist Bill Ayers, has backfired, leading to McCain’s decline in national polls.

With only weeks before the November 4th election, I hit the streets of Times Square with a recorder and a camera. Here is what a few of the people I talked to had to say.

What are your thoughts about the recent attacks?

3 Responses to “Reaction to McCain Attacks”

  1. carla.murphy Says:

    Hey, I really liked this. The pics are great, audio clear.

    Only thing, edit the hed so that it immediately tells a scrolling reader what the slideshow is about. “Attacks, Focus and Elect” is vague. Something like “Reaction to McCain-Obama Attacks.”

  2. Heather Jean Chin Says:

    What program did you use to post this audio slideshow?

  3. rima.abdelkader Says:

    Maya,
    This is great. I love how you juxtaposed the images and audio together.

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