Pivot Politics

The GOP is getting nervous about McCain’s chances and some are urging his campaign to get more viscous. Public Jeremiah Wright mentions from McCain surrogates are probably not far behind.

Also, assuming this is not simple expectation posturing, Palin continues to hamstring the campaign:

And his selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running-mate, initially a political boon, has become a distraction inside and out of the campaign, with top staff now sidelined trying to avoid a debate disaster on Thursday night, officials close to the campaign say.