You know, I've been wondering about this for a while now. The Dems are getting so predictable in these things, it's time for a new strategery.
We need to do an analysis of every last-minute smear that's been done in the last few election cycles, and get an average date. Then, we run an inoculation ad campaign. 30 doays before the date, we run half-page newspaper ads announcing "30 days until the democrat smear campaign against XXXX..." and highlight the past abuses.
Then, run a new ad, television AND print, every day until smear day, warning that it's coming.
Anybody remember in 1994 at the Oscars when David Letterman introduced Tim Robbins and Susan Serandon saying, "listen closely...I'm sure they're pissed off about something..." They were speechless, and abandoned whatever soapbox speech they had prepared. It's time to do the same to the rats. Out them.