GOP concerned attacks against a woman could backfire, but Stop Her Now has $600,000 to target HRC

[DeepModem Mom]

The Hill: $600K aimed at Clinton
By Alexander Bolton
September 28, 2007

Sensing that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) will win the Democratic presidential nomination, Republican Party operatives are stepping up their political attacks on the former first lady but are wary of going too far with their criticisms because she is a woman. As with the other Democratic White House hopefuls, GOP strategists are concerned that extremely aggressive rhetoric against Clinton could backfire. However, they point out that they are devoting significant resources to defeat her.

Richard Collins, a wealthy Texas businessman and a leading organizer of Stop Her Now, a political committee devoted to opposing Clinton’s White House bid, told The Hill his group will spend $500,000 to $600,000 between now and February targeting her candidacy. “We expect we’ll be much more intense in our efforts between now and Feb. 28,” said Collins.

Collins emphasized that his group’s strategy and tactics are more important than how much it plans to spend. Stop Her Now will use humor in its attacks against Clinton to make them more appealing to swing voters. Its website features anti-Clinton cartoons and jokes of the week. It also has posted a spoof of “The Tonight Show” in which an unflattering parody of Clinton plays the role of Johnny Carson.

Republican operative David Bossie, president of Citizens United, is producing a critical film documentary about Clinton that conservative financial backers hope will be as effective as the attacks of another group, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, against former Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry (Mass.).

Republicans must find novel ways to pan Clinton because she is a female and because many of the criticisms of her are already well-known, having been hashed out during the partisan battles of her husband’s administration....

http://thehill.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68788&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=70

[janx]

1. "Republicans must find novel ways..."

They'll rehash everything. :crazy:

[Gman]

2. This is where the Republics will bungle their attack

because they are, in general, complete asses and have no sensitivity towards women. I also think that after the convention, they will be unable to contain theirselves and will open a full scale assault on Hillary, making her a martyr, making her a martyr that is a WOMAN, women will rally around her and it will be a landslide for Hillary... maybe, I hope.

[monktonman]

8. Puke WOMEN dont even have any sensitivity towards women

[Gman]

10. Yeah but,

they're all part of the 30-35%.

[Texas_Kat]

3. $600,000?

petty cash

[BootinUp]

6. Agreed.

That'll go quick.

[DeepModem Mom]

7. I'll bet there's more where that came from, however. nt

[Lucinda]

4. She is the candidate that I think

will be most likely to blow this stuff out of the water. Easily.
I just dont see them making headway against her this way. If anything it could actually help her.

[ericgtr]

5. Hmm.. designated funds for a smear campaign

Well, I guess the repugs can't actually run a campaign based on merit so what are they going to do?

[fedupfisherman]

9. You can't smear female candidates

Glad the Republicans realize this.