I can scarcely believe this, fromMatt Stoller:
The first question Democrats should be asking themselves is why Robin Weirauch didn't mention Iraq in her ads, and the second question is whether not mentioning the issue that ranks number one on the list of voter concerns had anything to do with Weirauch's unremarkable loss in OH-05 tonight. It might also be worth noting that Weirauch didn't mention she was a Democrat in her ads
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WTF?!
I know all politics are local but this is unacceptably stupid, not to mention weak, disloyal, and uninformed. This is not a 50 state strategy, this is cutting and running. One dKos diary trumpeted:
Be part of a great Democratic Victory. Volunteer today!
In retrospect, I say, yeah, whatev......
Glenn Greenwald ridicules this mindset of the Beltway Pundits, that Iraq is now "off the table." Substantial majorities of Americans still feel this is the most important issue. And being a Democrat? is that off the table?
Delete my fucking account, Robin.....