Reply #60: It's not political suicide. He has plausible deniability. You're defending him right now.

[Kurovski]

Plenty of people agree that it's just a gaff, and not worth noting. The Magistrate seems to be one who I disagree with. And I don't want to, because I want him to like me ever so much! :D

Pols pay millions for advisors who know how the crowd functions. Yes, people do study how people will react, and they know how the press will assist them in their campaign. Every word and strategy is designed for the target and the surrounding repercussions.

The Southern Strategy has been perfected for over forty years.

Repubs would be attacking the politician, not each other. (but even that is changing now) Right-Wing advisors know that about dems and liberals, progressives, whatever you want to name it. We're easy pickin's for the divide-and-conquer strategy.