McCain Aide On Indiana: "We're Going To Go There"

by Josh Kalven on October 03, 2008 - 11:49am

It looks like John McCain's departure from Michigan may free up some more resources to aid their meager Indiana efforts. From an AP article published this morning:

In Indiana, surveys show a competitive race after Obama spent months pouring money into the state and Republicans resisted countering. Now the Republican National Committee is running TV ads to fight for the state's 11 votes, and McCain senior adviser Greg Strimple said: "We're going to go there."

Contrast that with this McCain campaign quote from a September 20 Time article:

Indiana Republicans proudly say they don't need to pay for advertising because the Democrats are merely playing catch up. "We want [the GOP] to put resources in the true battleground states," says Kevin Ober, the Indiana Republican Party's executive director, adding: "The polls are already showing us ahead."

What a difference two weeks makes.