JMO, but MJF knew what he was doing and what he was doing was telling deliberate lies such as Republicans don't support stem cell research, which is untrue. All Republicans support adult and umbilical cord stem cell research and the controversy is embryoinci stem cell research, but still MJF conciously went public with a lie.
That is entirely possible. I am giving him the benefit of the doubt. The dem's talking points surely could make it sound that way to someone who is desperate,