Reply #2: It's the Horse race aspect [View All]

[bryant69]

While one believes in one's on campaign, other candidate's failings msut be intensely scrutinized because of their effect on the election. In that way we aren't a bunch of hypocrites for slamming into Kerry's supposed marital infidelity, but a bunch of shrewd political observers commenting on the effect of said infidelity.

It also relieves us of the necessity of talking about proof. Whether or not this allegation is proven at all; the candidate will still have to deal with it. That makes it fair game for us to talk, not about the right or wrong of Kerry's supposed crime (which he may not even have committed) but about how it will reflect in the campaign and in how our candidate would handle it better / avoid it altogether.

Bryant.
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