My 80yo mother called and is worried that this will cause a backlash on Bush...I tried to re-assure her but failed...
My sister who is a strong Republican called me yesterday to say the same thing.
She also said she's tired of the negative ads on both sides. I asked her which GOP ad was negative and she said all of them! I told her I'd seen every single ad and didn't think that even ONE of them was negative.
I tried to explain that going after Kerry's voting record and his past words regarding Iraq and the WOT, etc., was EXACTLY what the campaign should be about.
Have you seen any ads you'd consider at all negative (by the GOP)?
All Bush needs to do is call a press conference and announce that "My oppenent was for 527 ads before he was against them. His silence during the 62 million dollars worth of ads broadcast against me by 527 groups contrasts sharply to his outbursts of the last two days against ads targeting him. My position has been consistent and clear throughout. I hope Senator Kerry will join me in rejecting all 527 ads."
For Bush to be hurt by any of this, there will have to be absolute proof of collusion. None exists, so its just dim spin. Even the soldiers in kerry's campaign don't buy into that tripe!
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>>My 80yo mother called and is worried that this will cause a backlash on Bush<<
My wife and my son-in-law said the same thing. W is keeping this at arm's length, as he should. This is not his fight.
As for whom this will hurt, negative ads work.