Reply #45: No, we are not talking about the same thing at all! [View All]

I'm talking about a campaign tactic, I'm talking about using a common sense campaign tactic namely, don't use tactics that give advantage to your opponent. If you've been paying attention, you must now that every election year repubs bring up things like flag-desecration amendments, federal marriage amendments, etc. They do this because it gives them an advantage in the election. Now, once the issue has been raised, Dems should argue for what they honestly believe. But, no matter how the dems argue these issues cost them net votes - that's why the repubs bring them up. Raising the :"In God we trust" issue in an election year is just plain bad tactics. It makes no sense. The dems lose votes if this is an issue.

Using common sense campaign tactics is not at all the same thing as kissing ass. It takes amazingly sloppy thinking to equate the two. Nor does not raising an issue that costs you votes deprive you of the ability to "do anything" if you win (the 2nd part of your conclusion) - raising issues that cost you votes will deprive you of the ability to do anything because it insures that you don't win.