They may very well feel they are on the offensive.
All the better for us. They are missing the undercurrents and when it hits them, they are going to be blindsided.
Or as my father used to say...
Don't get in a pi$$ing contest with a skunk
The end result of last night's exercise will be that Kerry thought he was going to a debate. Only this morning did he learn he was really filming RNC ads.