Go to the link, look at the actual ads and tell me that they were meant to “subtly” aid Akins. Look at what they are accusing him of.
This time you did not use foul language and say Rove was involved in “the big lie.” So, even though I do not rely on Daily KOS for truth, I took a look at the ad posted there.
The ad “accused” Akin of wanting to privatize Social Security, eliminate the Department of Education, and outlaw most forms of abortion, among other things.
These positions are supported by most movement conservatives and, so, communicates to many of them that Akin is the true conservative.
For example, on Social Security, when Bush proposed a partial privatization, 74 percent of Republicans supported it. In contrast, 88 percent of Democrats opposed it.
See http://www.pollingreport.com/social2.htm
ABC News/Washington Post Poll March 10-13, 2005.
Republicans are mostly for reform of the entitlement programs, returning education to the states (and even to local communities and to parents), and for upholding the right to life.
But, these aren’t the positions of the majority of Americans who, frankly, aren’t very educated as to the meaning of ordered liberty under a Constitution, or the difference between a Republic and a Democracy. And, the pathetic state of our citizenry only gets worse with each new cohort indoctrinated by our public school system and taught that they are entitled to taxpayer-financed everything.
As a result, our candidates have to careful in how they say things, not say stupid things that make them sound uneducated or unsympathetic to rape victims. And, they have to emphasize the poor consequences of socialist policies because the truth is a lot of Americans wish in their hearts that socialism worked.