A DISHONEST campaign: 17 Hillary memes the media just won’t stop pushing — or factcheck

[DirkGently]

18. The heckler's veto is a bad argument.

You don't let the presumed bad attitudes of others dictate what you do.

Sure, Republicans think mentioning taxes or characterizing any kind of effort toward the common good as socialism are magical death blows to any candidate.

But for starters, Dems don't pick policy or candidates based on fear of what Republicans will say, and for another, times are changing.

It's also maybe the worst argument Hillary could make.

Hillary's still in the lead for the nomination, but if we're supposed to choose based on ugly things Republicans will say in the general, no Democrat anywhere would be subject to the fury and slander Hillary Clinton will face from the other side. They regularly frame her as evil incarnate. They hate her like no other, and are convinced she is just a few dozen more hearings away from disgrace and possible incarceration.

We need to choose our candidate based on who we like, not on trying to anticipate what the Republicans will say.

(HINT: They won't like anyone we nominate).