When Democrats say they are “for the people,” then why do they need to resort to dirty tricks to help their opponents lose?
Lying negative ads are one thing. They have become staples of political campaigns, like it or not. Both sides do it. Why? Because no matter how much we say that they don’t work, they do. But that is not my point really. My point is, this is a midterm election, and midterm elections are usually bad for the party in power. This election in particular has been framed as a referendum on Barack Obama and the Democratic agenda. While Democrats largely avoid talking about Obamacare and other legislative victories, Republican candidates run strongly on undoing the damage done by the Democrats.
Democrats know they have an unpopular agenda, and they don’t care. They would rather impose their agenda by force than listen to us, we the people.
The New York Times reports on more evidence of desperation of the Democrats to remain in power despite their unpopular agenda: backing third-party candidates to siphon off votes from Republicans:
Seeking any advantage in their effort to retain control of Congress, Democrats are working behind the scenes in a number of tight races to bolster long-shot third-party candidates who have platforms at odds with the Democratic agenda but hold the promise of siphoning Republican votes.
The efforts are taking place across the country with varying degrees of stealth. And in many cases, they seem to hold as much risk as potential reward for Democrats, prompting accusations of hypocrisy and dirty tricks from Republicans and the third-party movements that are on the receiving end of the unlikely, and sometimes unwelcome, support.
In California, Republicans have received recorded phone calls from a professed but unidentified “registered Republican” who says she is voting for the American Independent Party’s candidate for a House seat, Bill Lussenheide, not for the incumbent Republican, Mary Bono Mack.
The caller says she is voting that way because “it’s time we show Washington what a true conservative looks like.”
The recording was openly paid for by the Democratic candidate for the seat, Mayor Steve Pougnet of Palm Springs.
Wow. Anything to win, right? There are similar stories across the country. is this really how bad politics has become? Democrats are so addicted to power they will stoop lower and lower to no end just to try to hold on to it.
I’d rather lose honestly than win by dirty tricks. The will of the people is more important than personal ambition. It’s too bad Democrats don’t feel the same way.
UPDATE, by Mark Noonan: And what happens when patriotic citizens uncover voter fraud? They get sued, of course.
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