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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-11 03:38 PM
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Strategists Warn Republicans on Attacking Obama
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December 06, 2011

Strategists Warn Republicans on Attacking Obama


Republican operatives on a private RNC conference call warned that party surrogates "should refrain from personal attacks" on President Obama, "because such a strategy is too hazardous for the GOP," according to Yahoo News.

Said pollster Nicholas Thompson: "We're hesitant to jump on board with heavy attacks... There's a lot of people who feel sorry for him."

The reason: While Obama still suffers from low job approval ratings, voters still give him "high approval" personally.

Ben Smith suggests Mitt Romney is listening because he regularly uses a well-honed description of Obama: "A nice guy in over his head."
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-11 03:45 PM
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1. Good! Stick to issues.
I don't think they have that much of a problem with him on policy. Otherwise, why would they make up crap to blame him for?
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JaneQPublic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-11 04:04 PM
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2. Someone tell the Birthers.
You can't get too much more personal than making up lies about a person's birth and nationality.
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VWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-06-11 04:06 PM
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3. Said VWolf of pollster Nicholas Thompson:
"You're a fuck-ass"

Really? There's a lot of people who feel sorry for him? THAT'S why you shouldn't use personal attacks?
Wow, talk about not having a clue.
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