Reply #3: We're not the ones who can be on message

[Dr Ron]

I'll bypass the actual question as to whether this is a good idea to look at the bigger picture. This is the difference between Republicans and Democrats. Republicans get their talking points, and their people going on talk shows is on message.

Democrats are not organized in this manner, and it showed, for example, during the 2004 campaign.

Democrats will never get on message to the degree the Republicans are. It is easier for the Republicans. They care more about winning and power and less about matters such as principles and the truth. They have many people who will willingly say anything while many Democrats will not go along wtih this idea.

Still, there is information which is true and which most Democrats believe and it may be helpful to have some means of making sure that Democrats are supplied with such information before going on the air. This could include Bush's polling results, as well as the basic arguments against many of his policies. During the election, this should have included many of the attacks on Kerry, which many Democrats weren't prepared to answer.