Reply #3: You should learn about framing.

[iconoclastNYC]

Never say anything about Democrats being corrupt, even to say it's not the issue.

If I tell you not to think of an Elephant you immediately do, even tho I told you not to.

Your message is "Republicans are drunk with power" you don't need to concede anything about what Democrats might have been in the past. If you bring that up the person you are talking to might just assume, well ok, then the Dems will get in and they'll be corrupted by power. Don't let that happen.