During the last two presidential elections I always got upset when it seemed the republicans dictated the message. In the last week the opposite just happened.
In 2000, the repubs dared Al Gore to trot out Bill Clinton. Always threatening him with the Monica Lewinsky crap. Of course I always believed if Bill was campaigning for 2 months, Gore would've won.
In 2004, the repubs wondered why the dems were so angry. Never the mind the loss of jobs, lying into war, no weapons of mass destruction, etc...Kerry issued a no angry speeches directive. Be positive. What happened next? The repubs showed anger at their convention and had no problem attacking Kerry at their convention. We know the rest of the story.
Now this year after using experience throughout the campaign, the repubs have pivoted to the "Change" campaign.
Unbelievable. I never thought I'd see it. If we don't let the Palin thing distract us, we won't lose.