McCain, Obama get personal

JSOnlineOctober 7, 2008

The Rundown is a weekday synopsis of news involving politics and government from the pages of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, as well as headlines of note from elsewhere.

The election is just 28 days away, and the presidential candidates are getting personal. (Never mind that the ads they're running often skirt the truth.)

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain debate tonight, and later this week McCain and running mate Sarah Palin come to Wisconsin. Meanwhile, both candidates are courting young voters.

State Schools Superintendent Elizabeth Burmasterwon't be seeking a third term in April. Her top aide, Tony Evers, has already announced plans to run.

The state Government Accountability Board is looking into regulating issue ads, sometimes-nasty, thinly veiled campaign spots that run just before elections. One group that runs those ads, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, is already talking about toning down its ads, the Wisconsin State Journal reported this week.

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