Sparhawk

Well done on the understatement.

Karl Rove and fellow "win at all costs" cretins have vastly upped the ante as far as negativity goes...

'94 - whisper campaign that Gov Richards was a closeted lesbian
'00 - whisper campaign that Sen McCain fathered black babies out of wedlock, and was a Manchurian Candidate, brainwashed by the Vietnamese
'00 - successfully branded VP Gore as a liar and serial exaggerator
'02 - successfully recast Sen Cleland as a traitor beholden to Bin Laden and Hussein, a man that left 3 limbs behind in Vietnam
'04 - successfully branded Kerry as a wishy-washy flip-flopper who never knew where he stood - thankfully the real John Kerry showed up for the debates and managed to blow away this caricature

These are just the tip of the iceberg - and no where have I heard of equivalent Democratic tactics. If anyone has heard of them, seriously, I would LOVE to hear them.

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