We reported here on Friday that the McCain camp and the Republicans were broadening their ad buy map to include Virginia and North Carolina, a sign that GOPers are worried about traditionally red territory and are being forced to fight on a wider electoral map than they'd hoped to.Well, here's the Republican National Committee's new spot, which win run in 14 states, including red North Carolina and Virginia, both states where Obama is up on the air:The ad -- another twist on the "celeb" theme -- states: "Take away the crowds, the chant -- all that's left are costly words." And it seeks to link Obama to Congressional Dems, whose approval rating in some polls is -- ahem -- even lower than Dick Cheney's.It's the latest installment in the GOP's effort to convince people that enthusiasm for Obama has nothing whatsoever to do with his actual leadership qualities, policy positions or promised agenda as president. But the mere fact that it's airing in Virginia North Carolina constitutes an admission of weakness.Separately, I'm told that McCain, too, is spending heavily on advertising in Virginia.

Blog: Jonathan Martin makes a great point about this new RNC/McCain spot: With Hillary Clinton and Teddy Kennedy disqualified as bogeymen this cycle, the

Blog: Jonathan Martin makes a great point about this new RNC/McCain spot: With Hillary Clinton and Teddy Kennedy disqualified as bogeymen this cycle, the

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