Dems push back against anti-Pelosi insurgents

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7. GOPs demonization of Pelosi is so effective that even Democrats believe it

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2017/06/23/gop-demonization-pelosi-effective-that-even-democrats-believe/ACmXCRnmRiBq2IjtzwYz0M/story.html

This is an excellent atrticle. Worth a read.

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Still, there is something odd about the attacks on Pelosi. They have little to do what she has or hasn’t done as House majority leader, but rather how Republicans perceive her.

This has all come to a head because Pelosi became the focal point of the Republican campaign message in the Georgia special election. Republican Karen Handel relentlessly tied her opponent, Jon Ossoff, directly to Pelosi and her supposed “San Francisco values.” Since Pelosi is so disliked among rank-and-file Republicans, that linkage succeeded in rallying GOP voters and helping Handel prevail.

It’s emblematic of the one campaign skill that Republicans have consistently mastered — demonizing their political opponents. They did it to Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry, and they most certainly did it to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.