Why’d Rove Rant?
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in General Politics, The War On TerrorismBecause he’s been doing the same thing for years. Attack the Democrats strengths so you minimize your weaknesses. Brilliant strategy.
From The Wash Post:
Karl Rove didn’t get George W. Bush this far just by luck. Rove has a brilliant and so far unbeatable strategy when it comes to political warfare: He doesn’t defend his candidate’s weaknesses, he attacks his opponent’s strengths. Unapologetically.
Consider the 2004 campaign, when Rove was faced with a Vietnam problem. A war hero was running against his boss, who had opted to stay well out of harm’s way. Rather than defend, Rove attacked — and put John Kerry on the defensive.
Today, Democrats are uniting against the war and the public is increasingly worried and critical about Bush’s leadership. So what’s Rove doing? Rather than defend against their criticisms, Rove has decided to go for the jugular.
…there ain’t no good guys,
…there ain’t no bad guys,
…there’s only you and me and we just disagree
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