ABC's The Note: RNC's/Rove's strategy for interfering in the Dem primary

[w4rma]

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At some point, somebody should take all the e-mailed press releases from the crackerjack research team at the Republican National Committee attacking the Democratic presidential candidates, print them out, and publish them in a bound, leatherette hard copy edition.

Like a fine Julie Teer quote LINK, or a "Breck Girl" anonymous missile from a "Bush adviser," these releases are intended to make mischief in the Democratic nomination fight — destabilize things as much as they can, dragging the process out as long as possible, trying to produce as weak a Democratic nominee as they can in the end, and basically playing bad cop, so the president can stay above the fray until the last possible moment.

These releases, read in their totality, are brilliant, but they can also cause some cognitive dissonance, because they do hit on some contradictory themes (sometimes, for example, attacking a candidate for being too liberal, but, sometimes, attacking someone for being to conservative).

The main themes are that one or more of the Democratic candidates are:

1. missing too many votes
2. changing their positions
3. itching to raise your taxes
4. inconsistent
5. attacking each other
6. too negative about President Bush (Note the irony!)
7. wimpy, effeminate, and crass
8. obstructionist
9. unconcerned with homeland security
10. borderline communist (ok: we are — pretty much — kidding about that one)

The RNC attacking the Democratic candidates is dog-bites-man, except, pace Karl Rove, this is arguably the most organized operation of this type in the modern era (You should see their tape library!!!).
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http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote_July14.html

Just a reminder... IMHO, folks should keep this aspect of the Republican strategy in mind.

[Christian73]

1. Rove did the same thing

in Texas.

They really need to study him and outtrick him.

[Pastiche423]

2. I see nothing new

on their list. lol

I believe someone (kkkarl) will be stumped to counteract Dean's People Powered campaign.

But to be on the safe side, we should all be alert.

Either way, it will be entertaining.

[diplomats]

3. I seem to recall reading this weeks ago

I don't think this is new.

[whoYaCallinAlib]

4. We are up against a very, very good attack machine.

Rove is one of the world's best political hacks. We are in for the fight of our lives. By spending $160-170 million on political advertising BEFORE the repuke nomination, Rove will convince all the dumbasses in America that Bush is the greatest president that ever walked.

[Mel]

5. true

BUT he's not 'good' he runs the same MO. that part is Easy to outsmart now the outspending is another thing isn't it?!

[unfrigginreal]

6. But we've got a secret weapon!

n/t