RNC Attacks Liberal ‘Haircut Strategy’ as ‘Voter Suppression’

national review online ^ | By Joel Gehrke October 14, 2014 9:49 AM | Joel Gehrke

[shuck and yall]

Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer’s super PAC, Next Gen Climate, wants to implement a “haircut strategy” against Republican campaigns in order to depress conservative turnout.

“Our Republican Haircut Strategy — a precision focus on a specific harm in target Republican markets — we will seek to degrade Republican performance,” a memo from Steyer’s super PAC explains in a memo obtained by Politico that the RNC flagged as a “voter suppression” tactic.

“The election results in many states may be as narrow as a few thousand votes, so we sought to determine whether we could have an impact at the margins of the race by dampening Republican enthusiasm levels,” the memo says.

“Our opinion research has identified issues potentially relevant to Republican voter enthusiasm that have a common denominator — the Republican candidates side with their corporate donors against the tangible interests of Republican voters,” it also says.

“It is disappointing that liberal billionaire Tom Steyer would rather convince people not to vote at all rather than engage in a real policy debate. Of course, if voters knew he was spending millions of dollars on behalf of Democrats to protect his far-left anti-energy policies, they’d lose,” Reince Priebus said in a statement to National Review Online. “So I guess he ran out of better options.”

[shuck and yall]

Not only ads, it involves going onto conservative websites to find divisive issues within the Republican camps to suppress turnout. Lets not play into the hands of our enemies

[Impy]

“The election results in many states may be as narrow as a few thousand votes, so we sought to determine whether we could have an impact at the margins of the race by dampening Republican enthusiasm levels,”

So this is the guy who those lib trolls on here are working for.

[Vigilanteman]

Yep. Steyer is an a$$hat extraordinaire. While he may not be a Kool-Aid drinking member of the Church of Global Warming, he sees it as a wonderful wealth transfer tool to line his pockets.

[ArtDodger]

Effective tactic... a good back-up just in case the crooked electronic voting machines don’t deliver as expected.

[Impy]

This guy is currently flying under the radar, sounds like he’s a new Soros, and every bit as dangerous.

[DJ MacWoW]

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[MDspinboyredux]

Just thinking the same thing. By the sounds of it, the strategy may be working on some.

[BeauBo]

There was an effort last cycle to impersonate conservatives online to suppress conservative contributions and votes. Romney’s abortion support was their favorite issue (because many conservatives legitimately and strongly opposed his positions). There have long been efforts to stir up divisions in the opponents base - its why RINOs who will criticize other Republicans (like McCain) can get so much air time.

It is fair game to highlight issues and positions that the other guy’s voters will disagree with, but it is dishonest to hide under a false flag to manipulate people. So like the left.

[Mariner]

"Lets not play into the hands of our enemies "

What if our principal enemy is the GOPe?

All Fault lies with the GOP on this. To blame a Commie Billionaire or Conservative voters is missing the mark.

[NFHale]

You have to expect it.

They’re seeing their little revolution slipping away, so they’re going to step up with whatever they can get away with.

[SoFloFreeper]

Yeah, well, depressing Republican turnout seems to be part of some FREEPers’ agenda, too.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” This guy is currently flying under the radar, sounds like he’s a new Soros, and every bit as dangerous.”

Yep. and we need to expose him.

[celmak]

Yeah, well, depressing Republican turnout seems to be part of some FREEPers’ agenda, too.

And those that you mention are called trolls.

[af_vet_1981]

Just thinking the same thing. By the sounds of it, the strategy may be working on some.

It sure does, and they are fey, not even realizing they can be paid for their conservative effort to defeat Republicans and elect Democrats.

[sickoflibs]

From above :”“Our opinion research has identified issues potentially relevant to Republican voter enthusiasm that have a common denominator — the Republican candidates side with their corporate donors against the tangible interests of Republican voters,”

So do Dems, just ask Elizabeth Warren. She is complaining about Obama wrt that.

And the GOPE didn't pass amnesty yet.

This is what I always say that the GOP should do, repress Dems votes.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” This is what I always say that the GOP should do, repress Dems votes. “

Yes, you have been preaching this for years, but the right people ain’t heeding the call.

[Patton@Bastogne]

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[Impy]

We should go troll DU and start whining about how the DNC-E sucks. ;d

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[GOPsterinMA]

The RATS have a hard time winning without fraud or 3rd party straw candidates running interference for them.

[GeronL]

it involves going onto conservative websites to find divisive issues within the Republican camps to suppress turnout

The GOPE doesn't need help with that, they know exactly how to turn off conservative voters