Good strategy. Democrats cannot get elected if the run on what they actually do and believe, so they need to lie.
Got into an online spat with some liberal recently. He tried to defend Hillary and Obama by saying they didn't really mean it when they stated a political position last decade and needed to lie for political expediency. At that point I disengaged from the argument and left it for the readers to discern the irony of what this character had just said.
Yes, they are thinking of the candidate in a uni photo for the soundbite.
Problem for the Dems is, we have vets too, more of them and with better messages and sincere love of our fine Country.(Messrs McCain and Graham notwithstanding)