Last Ditch Dirt (November Surprise Alert)

American Prowler ^ | 11-02-02 | The Prowler

[jmstein7]

MUDDY SUNDAY Earlier this week Democratic Senators were briefed by senior Democratic National Committee staffers on the events and plans the party has come up with for the final days before Tuesday's elections. "You're going to be seeing a lot of stories on Sunday about Republican candidates all over the country just pop up," says a Democratic Senate staffer who was afterward told about the meeting by his boss. "Various campaigns have held back on opposition research and are looking to have those stories dumped over the weekend leading into election day."

It wasn't clear from the briefing whether the national party was aware of what stories were going to break, but local campaign staffs had apparently been pitching story leads to local reporters for several weeks, in the hopes of seeing those damaging stories published and aired in the days leading up to November 5th.

"The key is getting them out at a time when the target can't respond in a way to satisfy undecided voters," says a DNC source. "So Sunday is the perfect day with a Tuesday election."

And this year undecided voters are more important than ever. In key Senate races, from South Dakota to Minnesota to Missouri, polls indicate that better than 15 percent of the electorate remains undecided. "It's always about swaying the undecideds," says the DNC source. "This year it's just more important than usual."

[jmstein7]

You can warn the country about the impending mudslide; the democrats DIRTY lat minute tactics. Here is a media contact list that you can contact about the Democrat's cheap, disgusting tactics -- from the party of no ideas (Dems):

letters@newsweek.com, letters@time.com, conedit@ajc.com, letters@baltsun.com, letter@globe.com, news@globe.com, letterstoeditor@bostonherald.com, opinion@charlotte.com, letters@suntimes.com, news@cleveland.com, letterstoeditor@dallasnews.com, letters@denverpost.com, business@det-freepress.com, letter@detnews.com, viewpoints@chron.com, letters@latimes.com, HeraldEd@herald.com, politics@startribune.com, letters@newsday.com, letters@nytimes.com, Inquirer.Opinion@phillynews.com, DailyNews.Opinion@phillynews.com, letters@post-gazette.com, letters@uniontrib.com, chronletters@sfgate.com, letters@examiner.com, letters@sjmercury.com, editpage@seattle-pi.com, opinion@seatimes.com, editor@usatoday.com, letter.editor@edit.wsj.com, Letterstoed@washpost.com, wtnews@wt.infi.net, feedback@cnn.com, cnn.onair@cnn.com, crossfire@cnn.com, viewer@c-span.org, colmments@foxnews.com, hardball@cnbc.com, letters@msnbc.com, opinion@msnbc.com, TheNews@msnbc.com, dateline@news.nbc.com, nightly@news.nbc.com, today@news.nbc.com, MTP@nbc.com, speaker@aim.org, takeaction@americasvoice.com, pat@theamericancause.org, cbnonline@cbn.org, viewer@c-span.org, cato@free-market.net, drudge@drudgereport.com, comment@foxnews.com, letter@globe.com, insight@wt.infi.net, jwatch@erols.com, imus@msnbc.com, hq@lp.org, marklevin@aol.com, jacolumn@toto.net, feedback@usatoday.com, editor@dolphin.gulf.net, TalkBack@CNN.com;Reliable@CNN.com;NewsNight@cnn.com;late.edition@cnn.com;InsidePolitics@CNN.com;ConnieChungTonight@CNN.com;Dateline@nbc.com;MTP@nbc.com;today@nbc.com;lauren.kapp@abc.com;oreilly@foxnews.com;special@foxnews.com;hannity@foxnews.com;Nightly@nbc.com;evening@cbsnews.com;Letters@washpost.com;nytnews@nytimes.com;letters@nytimes.com

[ladyinred]

Well of course the rats are going to do this. Just like they did to Bush a few days before the election. Writing to the news will do no good, as they will love to do this for the RATs.
And they call us mean spirited do they?

[jmstein7]

BUMP

[Brad’s Gramma]

Dirty rats ping to you all.

[ladyinred]

Ping

[Diddle E. Squat]

I hope they do so in more than just a few races, because if it is large enough in scale, it will backfire.

[Semper Paratus]

Mass RATS tried to spin O'brien's meltdown in the debate agaisnt Romney as feminist outrage against his use of the word "unbecoming".

I hope they are as weak as this in the rest of the country.

[Wphile]

Hmmm...I'm not buying it. I think it is just bluster.

[jmstein7]

bttt

[jmstein7]

bttt

[Cicero]

I hear George Bush had a few drinks while he was at Yale. And now I think I'm going to go get me a beer.

[D. Miles]

Give dem's a scare.....go vote...take friends, offer rides to the polls, call people you know remind em to vote and why. Now, get crackin!

[Mo1]

"The key is getting them out at a time when the target can't respond in a way to satisfy undecided voters," says a DNC source. "So Sunday is the perfect day with a Tuesday election."

If I recalled they pull this stunt in the 2000 election

[ErnBatavia]

Dirty rats

[demkicker]

The mass media might be a tad hesitant to be willing accomplices, especially after the Rats just got free coverage of their 3 hour rally/memorial.

[jerod]

The mass media would be more than happy to print dirt, but only if it involves a Republican.

As for the memorial fiasco, the media was fully aware and complicit in the so-called Memorial to Wellstone.

Thankfully it backfired on the Rats and the media. In fact, until Jesse made a stink, they were all still describing it as a memorial.

[Fresh Wind]

Have I got a surprise for you!!

[jmstein7]

bttt

[Brad’s Gramma]

EEEEWwwwwwwwww

Looks just like them, doesn't it????

[Koblenz]

Not sure this is going to have a major impact. Against an incumbent, late-breaking pre-election stories, unless totally horrible (and thus presumably already known) aren't going to have an effect. Typically, you couple a scandal with a lack of judgment, saying that Mr. X can't be a Senator because of bad judgment. Kind of hard to do when you're a sitting senator.

So who do Republicans have up in tight races who's not an incumbent? You've got Liddy Dole, and nothing's going to stick to her. Lamar has run for President, and presumably his opponents dug deeply. There's the Texas candidate Cornyn. Saxby Chambliss and Lindsey Graham are sitting House members, although there could be something. Sununu is also a sitting house member. Coleman maybe, but doubtful.

So in any event, this claim rings kind of hollow to me. They may have a little on someone, but nothing major.