On MYDD "upstate girl" posted a diary talking about what is allegedly an internal memo leaked from the McCain Campaign. I'm going to post the memo below, but for further details please visit her diary, as I don't want to plagiarize her hard work.
Ordinarily I would never fish for Rec's because that's, well, icky. But I think this is important for true unity.
There were debates as to whether or not memo was authentic, but undoubtedly the McCain and the rest of the GOP are trying to capitalize on a divided Democratic Party.
So I thought, let's open a counter-campaign. I think each of us Obama supporters should pledge to post one (unifying) diary, once per week on http://www.mydd.com/... The theme and subject of the diary MUST be one of unity. It can simply be words of reconciliation, it can be anti-McCain (always unifying!), or any creative thing you can come up with.
Clinton Supporters, please do not interpret this diary the wrong way. It is not meant to treat you like you're children or act as if you need to be treated special. We are all on equal footing on different side of the fence.
I just think it's time to bring down the fence. In a time when emotions on both sides are high, it's a call for a proactive and deliberate change in tone.
Thank you.
Here is the aforementioned Memorandum
MEMORANDUM
To: (redacted)
From: S. Schmidt
Date: May 15, 2008
Subject: Clinton Strategy
According to both internal polling and exit polls by independent news
organizations, the Democratic Party is becoming increasingly polarized along
certain segments of its base. The recent result in West Virginia, while generally
unsurprising and definitely unlikely to cause any real shift in the race,
highlights the growing bitterness between certain supporters of Clinton and
the Obama camp in general. This unique situation has created an opening that
could help depress the turnout of key Democratic demographics in November.
The specific group we are targeting is a cross-section of white, female voters
over the age of 40. Internal polling reveals that this group is the most likely to
support John McCain after Obama wins the nomination. However, we expect
Obama's numbers to improve following Clinton's drop. Our job is to make sure
that number stays as low as possible.
Our limited financial resources and the media's attention on the Democratic
race, however, prevent us from reaching this group. Our aim is to point out
specific issues that we believe resonate well:
1. Sen. Obama's connection to Rev. Wright
2. His inexperience
3. His links to the corrupt Chicago political machine
However, we cannot fully achieve this goal without a greater commitment on
the part of McCain's fundraisers and our various media partners. In lieu of
that, we have developed a number of inexpensive ways to reach this audience.
We have already worked to reinforce the Clinton campaign's narrative about
the unfair treatment that some networks, specifically MSNBC, have given her
camp. We are also planning to unroll a new campaign to highlight Obama's
experience deficit.
Simultaneously, our team has been testing new lines of attack through
independent pro-Clinton communities on the Internet. Our hope is that our
message here will spread by word-of-mouth. Our local community organizing
has also been successful. We have organized dozens of "meet-ups" across the
country for Clinton supporters, and we have used that time to stress the
importance of punishing the DNC for choosing the undemocratically selected far-left Obama. At the moment, this is nothing more than a headache for the
Obama campaign. With a greater commitment on your part, I hope to see it
metastasize into something much more.
Let me know if you need more detail.