Tale of Headlines: Too Nice Obama Can't Escape McCain's Attacks

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The campaign news so far this month, as told via Washington Post stories on the tone on the campaign trail and in advertising: McCain “employs lowest common denominator,” Obama reacts “too softly for some” and yet gets “no vacation from McCain's attacks.” The headlines:

♦ Friday, August 1 “Analysis” by Howard Kurtz: “McCain's Ad Formula Employs Lowest Common Denominator”

♦ Thursday, August 7 front page news story by Jonathan Weisman and Perry Bacon Jr.: “Obama Hits Back, Too Softly for Some.” Headline on the jump page: “Some Backers Say a Tougher Obama Isn't Tough Enough”

♦ Saturday, August 9 article by Jonathan Weisman and Michael D. Shear: “No Vacation from McCain's Attacks.” Subhead: “GOP Campaign Launches Three Ads as Obama Heads for a Week in Hawaii”