Bob Somerby at the Daily Howler reviews how Republicans have used ugly rumors to damage and defeat Democratic candidates in the past (Gore and Kerry being prime examples), and suggests that Democrats get on the stick to prevent this happening to Obama.
Of course, there’s no way to keep every damn-fool voter from believing every damn-fool story he hears. But the Democratic Party has been massively harmed in the past two White House elections by false accusations against its candidates. Our question: Have you seen the party make any effort to bring this general problem to the attention of regular voters? Have you seen the party develop messaging urging voters to doubt the things they get told? Have you seen the party discuss Jerome Corsi—who is back, of course, with a new, nasty book? Have you seen the party make any effort to discuss the false claims about Gore?
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