Biden criticizes McCain TV ads

TAMPA -- Without mentioning her name, Joe Biden said Sarah Palin's recent attacks against Barack Obama's character are unacceptable.

Biden said the McCain campaign hopes to distract voters from the economic crisis with low blows and smears, citing a statistic that said 100 percent of McCain's recent ads were negative.

"They're gonna try to take the low road, take the low road to the highest road in the land," Biden said. "Those attacks don't hurt Barack Obama or me, they hurt you."

Kim Wilmath, Times staff writer

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