Word: fcc
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...that soft money corrupts 'us all,' his populist appeal makes him much more vulnerable to anything that looks like politics as usual." With McCain bleeding from a self-inflicted wound, Bush simply had to dance around and jab for a clear points victory, graciously avoiding mention of McCain's FCC troubles. "The golden rule of politics is that when your opponent is hurting himself, you stay out of his way," says Tumulty. But Bush did take advantage of his challenger's sudden vulnerability to press home his claim to the Reagan Republican mantle. McCain's campaign finance reform plan would...
...being a real Republican, in light of his so-called 'Democratic' tax platform," says Dickerson. And while it's unclear whether anyone will have the chutzpah to attack McCain's campaign finance reform stance, the Arizona senator may be weakened by Wednesday's reports that he pressured the FCC to vote on an issue close to the heart of a major McCain campaign contributor. "Anyone who brings it up needs to be very careful," says Dickerson. "Attacking McCain on campaign finance is a surefire way to escalate the rhetoric, and it starts the aggressor down a road...