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[Kurt_and_Hunter]

The point of the anecdote is not that Joe Scarborough is a good guy.

The point is that we are in a similar situation to the mid-1990s and that a lot of Democrats are seeking the supposed magical powers of the "Republican Lite" talisman as if that is how you avoid defeat in this sort of climate.

The anecdote is offered as an example of how non-terrified Republican assholes are of the self-styled Democratic centrist.

(I think it was Bill Parcells who said it is usually smart to do what your opponent is afraid you might do because your opponent often knows his weaknesses better than you do.)

We are going to have a few hundred races against Joe Scarborough types and they are not going to be quaking in their boots at the prospect of running against Dems who are afraid to admit they're Dems.