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suffragette

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7. Exactly so. Great examples. In WA state, Patty Murray was attacked as just "a mom in tennis shoes"

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Sat Aug 11, 2018, 05:18 PM

Aug 2018

when she started out. To her opponents’ surprise, she embraced the moniker and smacked them upside the head with it while campaigning and when she won. And has kept doing so as she has kept winning!

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Republicans attack strengths. That's why they're attacking Democratic women leaders, both [View all] suffragette Aug 2018 OP

And they SHOULD be scared. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #1

Yes, they should be scared and they are showing that fear by their rabid focus in their attacks. suffragette Aug 2018 #3

Loud & Proud! Me. Aug 2018 #4

And their numbers are too big to ignore Metro135 Aug 2018 #12

Yep. It's Rule #1 in Karl Rove's playbook: dalton99a Aug 2018 #2

Definitely a Rovian tactic being deployed. Ann Richards was great, her speeches still resonate. suffragette Aug 2018 #5

That's Rule #1 right out of the Karl Rove Book of Dirty Politics. procon Aug 2018 #6

Exactly so. Great examples. In WA state, Patty Murray was attacked as just "a mom in tennis shoes" suffragette Aug 2018 #7

Agreed. They clearly are afraid of any strong intelligent women that can think for themselves cstanleytech Aug 2018 #8

Yes and encourage even more to become actively locally and then nationally. suffragette Aug 2018 #10

I have said for months that these smears have Karl Rove's dirty handprints all over them. flying_wahini Aug 2018 #9

Karl Rove, Roger Stone - dirty handprints is right! suffragette Aug 2018 #15

Kkkarl Rove made that a must-do. calimary Aug 2018 #11

When their strength is bullshit? czarjak Aug 2018 #13

OH DEFINITELY attack the bullshit. calimary Aug 2018 #16

Senator Cantwell did that very effectively when McGavick challenged her. He touted his CEO suffragette Aug 2018 #14