In any case, I'm not opposed to individual citizens making the argument, because there's not much of a backlash possibility there. I just don't want the candidates themselves to do it. Outside hatchmen/hatchwomen doing it isn't as much of a problem.
I have personally spoken with 5 people who admitted to voting for Obama who new nothing about the BC issue. When I was done, they were horrified and said they would not be so quick to vote for him again.
One of me, 5 of the. Multiply that by all the birthers pushing the issue. I’d say the issue works just fine.