THEY: Engage in dirty campaign tricks.

[Occam Bandage]

YOU: Play hardball.

THEY: Are a bunch of whiners who aren't tough enough for the general election.
YOU: Point out how the MSM and other candidates are trying to swiftboat and marginalize your guy.

THEY: Pander shamelessly.
YOU: Appeal to a wide audience.

THEY: Are incompetent campaigners who will destroy our chances at November.
YOU: Will not compromise your principles.

THEY: Are sellouts.
YOU: Are bipartisan.

THEY: Are phony flip-floppers.
YOU: Have evolved your positions over time.

THEY: Have nasty supporters.
YOU: Have a dedicated following.

THEY: Are corrupt as the day is long.
YOU: Are the subject of unfair guilt-by-association.

THEY: Rely on others to do their talking for them.
YOU: Procure valuable endorsements.

THEY: Send out surrogates to do the nasty work.
YOU: Shouldn't be judged on what your independent supporters think.

THEY: Can be judged by their robot-like DU cultists.
YOU: Don't like broad-brush attacks on your candidate's support base.

THEY: Are race-baiters.
YOU: Bring up legitimate electoral issues.

THEY: Confer with bigots and liars.
YOU: Reach out.

THEY: Are going to be destroyed by fundraising scandals.
YOU: Are teflon.

THEY: Are endorsed by the career-boosting Kennedys nobody cares about.
YOU: Receive valuable endorsements from respected statesmen.

THEY: Are freaks who care more about bashing other candidates than about the Democratic party.
YOU: Recognize that nominating a weaker candidate would be a surefire loss for the Dems.

THEY: Don't have a shot, regardless of what the polls say.
YOU: Are assured of victory, regardless of what the polls say.

THEY: Are clearly the targets of this list.
YOU: Are not.

[Crazy Dave]

1. K & R

:kick:

[rucky]

2. You: Absolutely Rock!

[alteredstate]

3. K & R!

[Occam Bandage]

4. kick

[knitter4democracy]

5. This should be an e-mail to send around. Fabulous!

You rock! :yourock:

[Scriptor Ignotus]

6. brilliant - eom

[Occam Bandage]

7. kick

[Occam Bandage]

8. final kick