How to Lose in 9 Steps: A campaign guide.
1. Ignore the power of specificity.
Lament that Democrats need to stand for something. Don't be specific about what they need to stand for. Don't specify where or when they failed to take a stand.
2. Refer to Democrats as "they". Take noooo responsibility. "They" need to stand up. "They" need to lead. (Remember to be unspecific.) After all, you voted. You may be a Democrat, but you're not one of the leaders. Other than throwing up your hands, what else can you do?
3. Ignore all signs of hope. Congressional Democrats defeat a hideous, opressive healthcare bill? Ignore it. Feingold walk out on Specter's gay-marriage-amendment committee meeting? Boxer call Republicans insecure for demanding English-only laws? Don't worry - the media will not notice. And don't even THINK of calling anyone's attention to it.
4. Remember the yabbut defense. "Yeah, but Boxer and Feingold are the only ones standing up. The rest are cowards!" "Yeah, we might win the house, but Rupert Murdoch will still manipulate the masses through MySpace and FoxNews!"
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