I Wanna Be Your Sledgehammer

from Electablog

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Kerry should have been less subtle and pointed out exactly what the Bush team has done and what the American people can expect them to do in the coming days. I'm not talking about a unappealing whine session. I'm talking about something more along the lines of Reagan's "There you go again."

What I'm talking about is pre-emptive campaigning.

Be straight with people. Tell them:

"The President has repeatedly distorted my views and my record in order to shift the focus away from his performance. He takes quotes out of context. He releases misleading ads. He tries to paint a picture of me that anyone who knows me or hears me talking tonight knows is false. They want you to believe I'm a flip-flopper even though I am the guy you'd most want in that foxhole next to you. They want you to believe I don't support the troops even though I wore the uniform and fought for this country. Folks, I am the troops. That's what they've given you so far in this campaign. And these are exactly the kind of distortions you'll be hearing from the President when he describes this debate tomorrow morning and throughout the weekend. Pay close attention and you'll see this false strategy rolling out. This is what the Bush team does. And, make no mistake, they are good at it. But from Iraq to the economy to this very debate the American people know what they see with their own eyes and they are too smart to let this President continue to convince them of the opposite."

What I'm suggesting is that Kerry out the President's campaign strategy. Once he does, the Bush team would have to alter that strategy a bit. And so far, as effective as it's been, it seems like it's all they've got.

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