Attack Victim Twittered Just Before Attack

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As reported earlier by Caleb Howe, McCain volunteer Ashley Todd has told police that she was attacked and mugged at knifepoint, and that the attacker carved a backwards letter "B" on her cheek when he saw her McCain bumper sticker.

The Political Machine has discovered that the victim apparently posted Twitter updates, apparently minutes before the attack.

* atodd: Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers- I'm phonebanking so let's all work together and get John McCain elected #litf08

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:55:41 +0000 *

atodd: Oh the blog I will be making soon... Its been a rough night #litf08 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:52:58 +0000 *

atodd: Pretty sure I'm on the wrong side of pittsburgh Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:45:59 +0000 *

atodd: Stubbornly searching for a bank of america to avoid ATM fees. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:23:21 +0000

Todd told police that the attack occurred around 9pm. Todd's Twitter updates seem to be posting with the wrong time zone, 3 hours later.

These updates are a chilling bit of foreshadowing.

Filed Under: Republicans, John McCain

Tagged: ashley todd, AshleyTodd

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