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In reply to the discussion: WTF? Alan Grayson's estranged wife is getting food stamps [View all]MineralMan
(151,454 posts)In the first place, there's no time to determine whether this candidate is, indeed, guilty of anything. After reading the thread, I still cannot make any firm judgment. Clearly, the news report was designed to hurt Grayson's chances of election. That seems quite clear, since smear stories this close to the election are almost always in that category.
I don't follow Grayson closely or know that much about him, except that he is a Democrat and he is running for office. Personally, I wouldn't post a smear story about a Democratic candidate on DU this close to an election, since there's no way for the candidate to resolve this before the election, one way or another.
The story is essentially a local one, as is the election. The voters in that congressional district will decide on whether he is elected to office or not, not us. And they may have a better understanding of this situation than any of us do. So, it's not my district, and not my decision to make.
I do know that last minute smear stories are a strategy often used by Republicans to attempt to win elections. Is this one of those? I do not know, but I suspect so. Too bad it's getting strong exposure here on DU.
I don't like it. I don't like it one bit.