November 24, 2003

LETTING THE GOP CALL THE TUNE:

Candidates Plan Responses to G.O.P. Commercial on Terrorism (JIM RUTENBERG, 11/24/03, NY Times)

The campaigns of Senator John Kerry and Howard Dean said on Sunday that they would begin showing television commercials in Iowa heavily criticizing a new Republican Party advertisement that portrays the Democratic presidential candidates as undermining President Bush while he fights terrorism.

The plans for the two Democratic spots were evidence that the Republican advertisement served at least one of its intended purposes. It drew the Democrats into a debate on national security, which Republican Party officials believe to be the president's strong suit.


Even the Democrats can't be this foolish. "I oppose the war" is a principled position, even if wrong. "We all support the war, but..." is just politics.

Posted by Orrin Judd at November 24, 2003 10:54 AM
Comments

But the Democrats are this foolish. Listen to what they say-----they think that the majority of US citizens agree with them on almost every issue, that the trouble is just that they aren't getting their message out.

Posted by: ray at November 24, 2003 6:08 PM

Rove must be smiling.

Posted by: Genecis at November 25, 2003 12:19 PM
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