Having lived through Karl Rove’s multiple assaults on common decency and aggressive campaigns run by Lee Attwater, I may well be jaded. Maybe that’s the reason I’m not all in a lather with the rest of America about how nasty the Hillary-Obama contest has gotten. Is it me or has this campaign NOT been all that nasty?
Remember the swift boat attacks against John Kerry from people supporting a ticket that featured a presidential and vice presidential candidate who avoided Viet Nam at all costs? That takes some balls. That’s nasty.
Remember the Willie Horton ads? Talk about pandering to racism and the worst in all of us. That’s cold.
Hillary’s 3AM Phone Call ad. That can’t hold up to classics like Horton and swift boating.
Most of what I’ve heard from either candidate has ended with once a nominee is chosen the party will be united. I’m going out on a limb and putting it out there. I believe them, even though they are both politicians.
I have a hard time believing that either camp’s followers will be deserting the Democratic Party to cross over to the GOP. Democrats are better losers than that. They’ve had plenty of experience dealing with loses.
Fact is this will be another close Presidential race. In the end, it will come down to those voters like me, who are in the middle. Which way we decide to lean will determine who wins and who loses come November.
