Ridicule remains one of Alinsky’s most effective weapons, deserved or not.
My point was that their success in slapping Bachmann back down to single digits has resulted in Herman Cain's recent surge which sure wasn’t what they wanted. Both her lost votes and Perry's as he faded (but not out yet) have gone to Cain for the most part.
Right now the Conservative vote is basically split three ways with Newt at about 10% and with an intelligent, personable, articulate, and LIKEABLE man in first place. The fact that he's black destroys their meme of Republicans and especially TEApartiers as racist. (Yes, I understand that current polling isn't final polling.)
Maybe more importantly, their current attempts to ridicule and diminish HIM are NOT WORKING. In fact their attacks are backfiring as the more they attack him, the more we like him.
BTW I hope Bachmann goes back to her House seat and even takes over as Speaker. She is very valuable to a freer, stronger USA and to us.