Oh, boy. Karl Rove just gave it to us on a silver platter.
Look:
Washington Post:
The Rove-Taylor view is that one-third of Americans agree with liberal Democrats calling for immediate withdrawal and another third support staying the course. The middle third wants a new strategy, but would be leery of pulling out and leaving behind a volatile Iraq, a position strategists believe leaves those voters open to persuasion.
"Look, we're in a sour time -- I readily admit it," Rove said in a speech last week. "I mean, being in the middle of a war where people turn on their television sets and see brave men and women dying is not something that makes people happy and optimistic and upbeat." But, he [Rove] added, "ultimately, the American people are a center-right country who, presented with a center-right party with center-right candidates, will vote center-right."
I think he really believes that. Funny thing, though: it's false.
You, my brother and sister Kossaks, know the polls as well as I do: Americans want the same things we do, on an issue-by-issue basis. (Yes, sure, on some issues Amercians are not sure where to stand. But on most issues the polling of the public is consistent, and they agree with us.)
Let's have some fun by repeating that:
"ultimately, the American people are a center-right country who, presented with a center-right party with center-right candidates, will vote center-right."
That's how we beat them. The Republicans really believe that. Even the "genius," Rove, believes that. Oh, the morons.
We got them. Game over. Just take a stand, Democrats. Say what you really believe, and we win.