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Hello,

Last night, I (finally) asked my MIL about the Foley issue and if she would either stay home or change her vote. She laughed and said if the fact that there was a gay man in the GOP was enough for her to not vote or vote Dem, she would be a fool.

(I waited to ask because the initial reporting of this was horrid (facts be damned) and I hoped to get her impressions now, after some time. Her attitude (from a 74 year old conservative Christian) proves that the Dems/DBM pitched this too soon, it will blow up in their faces, it IS blowing up in their faces.)

Glad to be here, MOgirl

537 posted on 10/08/2006 10:52:59 AM PDT by MOgirl (Democrats: The Culture of Treason (and you know what I'm talkin about!))

I have heard the same thing. It may be Democrats were working of the thirty day media prohibitions (Thank you again, Senator McCain). And they planned on more dribbling out over time to affect the election. I don't think they considered Foley would resign so quickly or that the Republican leadership would take steps on this so fast.

Their focus groups approved the words they could use to put themselves in the best light but failed to consider their own past bad behavior.

I really do anticipate this backfiring on them quicker than they realized it would.