DNC - McCain Watch: Campaign Flags as Income Inequality Rises

Washington, DC -- Yesterday the McCain campaign hit a rough patch as they tried to escape the fallout over McCain's continued gaffes on foreign policy and ongoing coverage of his promise of four more years of failed Bush-McCain policies on Iraq, energy and the economy.In Ohio today, McCain won't be getting any reprieve from the consequences of his same-as-Bush positions on key issues - especially on the economy. Ohio has lost over 160,000 jobs under Bush, and incomes have decreased by over $3,000. McCain will have to work particularly hard to justify his strong support for free trade. NAFTA alone has cost Ohio almost 50,000 jobs.Yesterday also brought new numbers on income inequality, confirming what the American people already know - Bush-McCain economic policies help the wealthy and big corporations, not working Americans.... [read full story]