McCain Agrees With Davis That Obama Played Race Card

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By Jason Horowitz

July 31, 2008 | 4:47 p.m

In an interview to air on CNN this evening, John McCain agrees with the analysis of aide Rick Davis that Barack Obama played the race card when he said, "[W]hat they're saying is, well, we know we're not very good, but you can't risk electing Obama. You know, he's new, he's -- he doesn't look like the other presidents on the currency."

JOHN KING, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Your campaign -- says he's playing a race card by saying that, by saying that you're trying to scare people, make them think this guy doesn't look like past presidents.

Is that a fair criticism for Rick Davis to say that the Obama campaign is playing the race card?

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: It is. I'm sorry to say that it is. It's legitimate. And we don't -- there's no place in this campaign for that. There's no place for it and we shouldn't be doing it.

KING: They say that's not the case.

MCCAIN: OK, John.

KING: OK. So I --

MCCAIN: I'll let the American people judge.