Actually, if they don't care about the truth and want to be offended over a lie, I've got to say that matters quite a bit. If the Indians you are trying to convert are that disinterested in facts, they are already a lost cause. Emotional responses are the Left's strong suit. The Right competes on facts.
1) The 'Rats have lost control of their extremists, while Pubbies have visably marginalized theirs. Recall the "don't let the door hit ya'" attitude when Buchanan stalked off, compared to the 'Rats kneejerk shielding of even the most extreme socialists.
2) Generally speaking the Republicans build their coalition around their ideology while the Democrats do exactly the opposite, and because their coalition is riven with mutual conflicts of interest, the 'Rats cannot therefore govern with a coherent and effect orchestration of policy, nor, because of reason number one, would the public trust them to do so.
I appreciate your efforts, MNnice, but they are quixotic if they only make us like the 'Rats. In the end we will get more votes from respect for honesty and consistency than from pandering.