Reply #33: Dems didn't help him fight the moral fight

[sandnsea]

It's just like the Obama diary over at Kos right now. It's one of the most brilliant things I've seen come out of the Dem Party in a very long time. It's the path to a national party. Yet it appears the "grassroots" just don't get it, based on some reponse diaries including Markos' blog. Just like with Ronnie Earle. You don't fight about whether he is or isn't a partisan, you keep the focus on Tom Delay. That's what Kerry tried to get Democrats to do last year, but the "grassroots" just refused. They wanted to get into spitting matches and dirt throwing contests which only serves to keep the attention on the dirt the right throws around. The "grassroots" are the ones who let the debate be about shit instead of issues. Kerry did quickly respond to every attack launched, and tried to get the debate back on the issues. The "grassroots" played into their hands by keeping the focus on the attacks AND by repeating the lie that Kerry hadn't responded. My own sister lives in Little Rock and is repeating the lie that Clinton didn't campaign for Kerry, despite the fact that Clinton was in her own city the day before the election. That's the help the "grassroots" give the Dem Party.