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andym

(5,441 posts)
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 01:35 PM Jul 2016

The main attack on democratic candidates since the 90s has been their integrity.


1988 Dukakis .. Willie Horton, card carrying member of ACLU nonsense
90s the Clinton investigations/scandals
2000 Al Gore as an exaggerator.. Invented the Internet nonsense
2004 Kerry. Swift boated
2008 Obama .. Rev Wright, Saul Alinsky nonsense
2012 exception
2016 Benghazi and email server attacks prepared years in advance


Many of the attacked had squeaky clean images prior to the attacks, like Dukakis, Gore , Kerry and Obama.
The only way to fight them is for people of public standing with auras of integrity to take very public stances against the attacks. Outrage from ethical people of high standing is needed.

That's why having surrogates defend Mrs Clinton from the continual attacks is of the greatest importance at the moment. Especially when congress tries to get back into the act.
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The main attack on democratic candidates since the 90s has been their integrity. (Original Post) andym Jul 2016 OP
Comey should be held accountable for misleading Americans lapucelle Jul 2016 #1
Projection! onecaliberal Jul 2016 #2
Its a classic propaganda technique; to weaken your enemy, attack his strengths. procon Jul 2016 #4
This is why Rethugs hire Frank Luntz. Wellstone ruled Jul 2016 #5
It's all the GOP has. TwilightZone Jul 2016 #3

lapucelle

(18,040 posts)
1. Comey should be held accountable for misleading Americans
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 01:37 PM
Jul 2016

with his news conference full of disinformation.

procon

(15,805 posts)
4. Its a classic propaganda technique; to weaken your enemy, attack his strengths.
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 01:58 PM
Jul 2016

Over time you just have to reverse engineer everything Republicans say, and just know that the opposite is closer to the truth.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. This is why Rethugs hire Frank Luntz.
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 03:04 PM
Jul 2016

It use to be Karl Rove,and before that Lee Attwater. Direct mailing and attack ads that go after some created character weakness. And the usual thing happens,the Dems replay in a mush mouth way a few days late.

TwilightZone

(25,342 posts)
3. It's all the GOP has.
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 01:46 PM
Jul 2016

They certainly can't run on their records or their stances on the issues. Only by giving people unreasonable doubt fed by the constant hammering of the nonsense jackhammer can they remain competitive.

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