Please Don’t Call Him Liberal!

This proves Leffingwell's Theory of Democrat Campaigns: If you are a liberal running in a non-liberal state (or district), pretend like hell to be anything but a liberal! Liberals do not get elected by being liberal, rather they get elected by pretending not to be a liberal. Notice that when it comes to elected office, conservatives admit to being conservatives, but liberals never admit to being liberals?

“I think the ‘liberal, liberal, liberal, liberal,’ seems a little tinny these days. I think it’s a more serious time. I think people understand that. I think Bush, if he simply throws red meat out, that’s trouble.”

– Newsweek Managing Editor Jon Meacham on MSNBC about an hour before the October 13 presidential debate.