They don't operate with political advisors. The jihadists don't care about our politics, only our weaknesses -- which are broadcast around the world all day every day.
They've just had the example of Spain -- where by murdering hundreds of Spaniards they saw the rest of the electorate there vote the jihadist's allies into power...and they got their way when their allies delivered.
They see America as cut from the same cloth. They see their jihadist allies, the Democrats and Kerry, making noise in America and they have the example of Spain right before them.
Expect a lot more of this to hit us, not less, as our election approaches. This is how the jihadists support their American allies, they know where we are weak and they know how divided we are (their American allies have demonstrated that capably for them). And the jihadists know that their American allies hate Bush, and those who support Bush, every bit as much as they do, if not more. The jihadists know that the Democrats will have no problem whatsoever using American dead for political victory, just like their Spanish allies used Spanish dead for political victory.
Are they that out of touch with our political situation? I'm not so sure.