Reply #17: Never underestimate your opponent

[MJP]

First, I wouldn't really Gore's campaign was inept. He did get the most votes.

Secondly, you mentioned the reason to fear Karl Rove in your post, it's his sleaziness, precisely. He doesn't play by the rules. He doesn't play by any rules. How do you win against that?

Now, I don't necessarily believe he'll eat up Clark and spit him out. I'm just saying don't ever underestimate him. Look at the bumbling idiot that he got into the White House. And, he didn't even need the most votes to do it.

He understands how dumb America really is. I guarantee most people, not people who post here, but average America, your neighbors, relatives, coworkers, they don't even know who Karl Rove is. And, that's just the way he wants it. He understands all you have to do is plant one little seed of disinformation into the media about an opponent and that will grow in the feeble minds of Americans everywhere until soon the persons whole campaign is reeling and trying to pick up the pieces.

What did he say? "Come on everybody, go Howard Dean!" Now look what's happening. (okay, okay, you're going to say I'm giving him too much credit with that one. But, who's to know what kind of effect that one little statement had on us all. I didn't even know about it til someone I know, who I feel is very intelligent and respect, came up to me and said, "Dean is a 'plant'." )

Anyway, back to my point, sure he's beatable, but we should never, ever underestimate him.