Reply #15: OK, I promised I'd say when I don't like something my guy's campaign did

[eyesroll]

I don't like flyers like this. I'd strongly prefer a campaign stick to their own good points. Or do a compare/contrast. Since the word "Dean" appears only in the "paid for" tag (which is a correct tag), there isn't compare/contrast.

Using someone's own quotes against them is part of politics (even though, like I said, I don't like it). It's not "dirty" -- assuming these quotes are correct (I don't have time to verify them) and not radically out of context (someone care to debunk them?). The "real Democrats" is kind of a cheap shot.

So, on the whole, if this did come from the Dean camp, as it appears to (although technically, I could stamp "Paid for by Dean for America" on my magazine's masthead if I wanted to -- it would be illegal, but not mechanically impossible)...bad move, Dean people. Compare and contrast. People want to know why you're better, not why Clark is bad. People don't like "loyalty oath" politics (i.e. the "real Democrats") part.

I'll step up my criticism if someone credibly posts proof that these quotes are actually erroneous, fabricated or taken wildly out of context.

Edited to add: Any Dem campaign can bash Bush all it wants to. Flyers like this should be saved for the general election.