On Apr 14, 2008, at 4:07 PM, TurquoiseB wrote:
Whatever happened to the idea of running for office based on *merit*? Isn't it sad to see that some have sunk so low that they consider campaigning for public office to be a process of discovering and assigning to your opponent *demerits* to do damage to his approval rating.
Like I said, I believe that many, esp many of HRC's supporters, would do anything to avoid talking about the issues, and it's obvious why--on her Iraq vote alone, she'd get creamed. So focusing on your opponent's supposed deficiencies, no matter how trivial or to what lengths you need to go, is what you do. It's politics of the lowest common denominator, and it's one at which HRC excels, which is why she's lost so much support. Sal
