Reply #116: I never said we sling mud- I said we make pointed, factual assertions. [View All]

[Dr Fate]

You have yet to show me an election (or even a legislative battle) where we chose to give the GOP a free pass on factual assertions involving lies, crimes, etc and then won.

I've given you examples where factual, pointed assertions were made, and the party making them won.

I never said that failing to make factual, pointed accusations about the enemy is the "only thing" that keeps us from losing elections. (But it IS a factor)

What I said is that people who DO make pointed accusations about the enemy (whether factual or not) usually do win.

I think our constant "lets not go after them on this" approach has been a factor in our repeated losses- not just in elections but also in everyday legislative & media battles.