Oh Dear Me: Jeb Says George Is His Most Influential Adviser

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6. Classic Rovesquian strategy

Rather than play defensive about your character flaws, you should celebrate them and make them an asset. This is classic Carl Rove strategy....(can't remember the exact words but it was something like - to defeat an adversary, go after their strength/go for the jugular) This is what the playbook was to defeat John Kerry - go after his military record...and discredit it. It worked with Kerry because Kerry had poor advisors - he should have celebrated rather than hide from his decorated veteran turned pacifist war record. In the Rovesquian world George W's weakness (Vietnam draft dodger) was Kerry's strength....To counter that vulnerability to 'W' Bush in the 2004 campaign, they had to go for Kerry's jugular, i.e., Kerry's military record. Voila the Swift boat veterans.


Thus we have 'W' as Jeb's weakest link...If he ran from 'W' that would expose his family connections all the more....He's celebrating his connection to 'W'....Therefore...................no story here, move on............................................