KLEIN CAMPAIGN ADVICE.

The problem with the "more of the same" charge is that it's a campaign against Bush, not McCain. At some point in the election, though, the Obama campaign needs to provide the reason to vote against John McCain -- a politician whom, lest we forget, ranked as one of the most popular in the country for most of this decade. Happily, McCain provided them with plenty of ammunition for a charge that's organic to his life and record: That he's out of touch. Doesn't get it. Too old, and too rich, for the world we live in. Thinks wealth starts at $5 million a year and has too many houses to even keep track. has voted to cut Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, health care for kids, and every type of income assistance program that exists. The raw material exists, strewn across video clips and voting records. They just need to use it.

After a week on defense, the Obama campaign is roaring back with a new theme for attacking Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.): “out of touch.”