Reply #6: Sadly what Soros is missing

[salin]

is that the GOP has become great at propoganda and media manipulation... even if Kerry had done as Soros suggests... there would have been a full out attack on another angle/front; and that it would happen to ANY democrat who was put on top of the ticket.

Max Cleland is living proof - Vietnam vet maimed in the war... gets beat by a draft dodger because... Cleland is cast us not a real tough warrior sorta guy and soft on terrorism... even though he voted for the war and the patriot act... all because he did vote against HLS (which bush himself tried to kabosh).

Until we get this point - and anticipate and react strategically and efficiently rather than try to innoculate by selection (eg this candidate or that candidate will be safer on attacks on x issue or y issue) - we will see more repeat performances.