Hard to improve on Chris Bodenner's take here. Yes, Obama did, in such a casual, insubstantial way that I buy his defense that that wasn't his main point. But the McCain camp's seizing on this sliver of an opening was impressive, if not too elevating, as a campaign tactic.
So far, my hope for a substantive, elevated debate between Obama and McCain has not exactly been borne out, has it?
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http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/08/did-obama-play-the-race-card/213407/
