Reply #8: I think there is a very large segment of Repug supporters that are very swayed by attacks

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On the Dem candidates' wives. I knew of two people who would not vote for Kerry because Limbaugh and others kept saying waht a "b" Teresa Heinz Kerry was.

And even Newsweek went with that story - their last issue before the election had a photo of Kerry and Teresa at a ballgame. The couple was leaning into each other talking, with the Newesweek caption that Teresa was explaining the game to John. (I was like, "from a photo they can tell what people are saying?") But they accomplished two things with their caption - one that Teresa "wears the pants," and two that Kerry is a weak guy who doesn't even understand sports!!

The M$M would not be doing it again this time around if surveys didn't show them how it gets some people's vote for the Republican candidate.