Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama have talked about waging a more respectful, positive campaign for the presidency. We’re still waiting.  Even on a slow day in the typically slow Fourth of July week, the first real quiet period in this marathon campaign, on a day when the presumptive Republican nominee wasn’t even on the campaign trail, the campaign war rooms work overtime.

Dozens of dirt diggers and professional “message” shapers from both campaigns, plus countless other political groups, wage an endless battle to score points in the 24/7 news cycle, while also trying to rev up supporters and shake money loose from donors. Consider a sampling of messages from a single, slow day, Wednesday, July 2.

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