The martyrdom of John McCain - Jonathan Martin - Politico.com

The martyrdom of John McCain - Jonathan Martin - Politico.com: "McCain’s lagging rivals don’t mention his name in stump speeches, they don’t criticize him and they aren’t even airing negative ads against him. You’d hardly know that from the McCain campaign, though. They recognize that there is sympathy to be gained by playing the victim and they’re milking it for all it's worth. The campaign is savvy enough to understand the almost unslakable thirst among national reporters to write stories heavy with tales of the sort of down-and-dirty tactics that characterized the race between McCain and George W. Bush in 2000."