Sen. John McCain, trailing in national polls with just three weeks until the presidential election, warned in a new stump speech at a campaign rally Monday that his opponent is already “measuring the drapes” at the White House.

“We have 22 days to go, six points down, the national media has written us off,” he said. “Senator Obama is measuring the drapes, and planning with [House] Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi and Senator [Harry] Reid to raise taxes, increase spending, take away your right to vote by secret ballot in labor elections, and concede defeat in Iraq.”