Clinton's anti-intellectual, elitist demagoguery mentioned earlier today (Next Clinton/McCain Pander: Free Government Issued Leeches) is now being promulgated by the candidate herself (from the Wash Post):
"I find it, frankly, a little offensive that people who don't have to worry about filling up their gas tank or what they buy when they go to the supermarket think it's somehow illegitimate to provide relief for . . . millions and millions of Americans," Clinton indignantly told a town hall meeting in Brownsburg, Ind., on Thursday morning.
Obama, however, is continuing to make his argument:
Everywhere he has gone recently, Obama has made the debate over the gas tax holiday a centerpiece. He considers it an issue that links his approach toward the economy with the core message of his campaign: He is a different kind of politician who will focus, as he likes to say, on what Americans need to hear, not what they want to hear.
Calling the idea of a three-month suspension of the 18.4-cent-a-gallon gas tax a Clinton-McCain proposal, Obama tells audiences that it would mean an extra 30 cents a day in the pockets of an ordinary family, if the oil industry does not raise prices. He said it shows that his opponents care more about winning favor and the election than about solving the country's growing energy woes ...
Gibbs said the issue "encapsulates exactly what is wrong with Washington and what is wrong with the other two candidates," adding that it also gives Obama a chance to emphasize "seriousness" and "trust," qualities that voters have said are important in choosing between the Democrats.
{3:00 UPDATE} The Obama campaign just released a new TV ad:
and John Dickerson has posted a good summary of the issue.
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