Will any of our candidates escape right wing smears?

[MoonRiver]

I think the answer is resoundingly NO, and we should take that into careful consideration. A pattern has been well established, and will continue, IMO.

[LisaL]

1. No.

That much is obvious. And we make it easy for them. Accusations equal proof, we demand resignation because of accusations, even from many years ago, doesn't matter how many. We don't demand any proof, and we can't forgive any transgressions. If candidate has to be purer than a driven snow, it's going to be hard for us to find such a paragon. And even if we do, how do we know such a paragon won't be falsely accused of something.

[MoonRiver]

3. Yes, and for some reason we fall into their traps, over and over.

There do be trolls.

[PatSeg]

5. Yep

You'd think we'd have figured out their game plan by now. Its not like it ever varies in any significant way.

As we move closer to the primaries, I'll be more selective on what I will click on. During 2015-2016 I pretty much avoided anything on DU that was primary related. It doesn't take too many trolls to get passionate people riled up.

[MoonRiver]

6. And the Russian troll farms still exist.

I'm sure those bots are creating chaos as we "speak."

[dalton99a]

9. They have big plans for Trump's 2nd term now that we have a right-wing judiciary

[bluestarone]

12. THIS is the scary part!!

If they succeed (in 2020) we are in for a HUGE fight!!!

[PatSeg]

16. Oh absolutely

What do they have to lose? Trolling is cheap and effective. Why would Putin stop now? Even if he doesn't achieve the same chaos as in the past, he can still be disruptive and annoying. If nothing else, I'm sure he finds it endlessly entertaining. Like some super villain in a Saturday morning cartoon, he can sit on top of the world and push buttons that bring down governments and destroy economies or just make his geopolitical lab rats go crazy!

[spanone]

2. that's all the right has....smears.

[RKP5637]

4. Nope, that's how they operate. Lies, smears, corruption, cheating, disinformation, bullying

and hostilities. And that is the short list.

[livetohike]

11. The Lee Atwater School of Sleazy Politics and all

of the right wing talking heads who emulate him. A couple of generations have now grown up knowing no other way to disagree.

[marylandblue]

7. No, and thay's why I an looking for a candidate who can fight back.

Not give an inch and not allow the media to obsess over whateer smear.

[dalton99a]

8. For Klobuchar: "When did you stop mistreating your staff and start acting like a dictator?"

That's the narrative they're trying to set up here.

Typical Rovian bullshit

[MoonRiver]

10. And, of course, none of her "accusers" have gone public.

[dalton99a]

13. Next, she doesn't know how to make toast or iron

Many people are saying the woman is incompetent

etc.

[MoonRiver]

15. To be expected.

But their main smear is the woman is mean and unlikeable. It's all so predictable.

[uponit7771]

14. **** NO !!!! ****

[2naSalit]

17. Only if we support them and

expose the lies.