QandO

April 12, 2004

The Blame Game
Posted by McQ

While wandering through a Robert Browning piece I found this:

That widespread belief has two major implications for the 2004 campaign. First, it means that based on the information available so far, most Americans recoil from efforts to blame Bush for the attacks. One leading Democratic interest group recently asked a focus group in Florida to respond to a potential television ad accusing Bush of negligence in failing to stop the attacks. The result was volcanic — against the ad.

"They were so angry I thought they were going to turn the tables over," said a Democratic operative who watched the session. "It was a very polarizing ad, and it pushed people who were on the fence decidedly away from us."

Now, take that thinking and apply it to the 9/11 commission hearings.

Put a face on it if you will ... Clarke. Kerrey. Ben Venista. Any of the three.

How do you think the partisanship from the left on the 9/11 commission playing the "blame game", is being received in "fly over land?"

My guess is much the same way this proposed ad played with the Florida focus group. Not very well and certainly to the detriment of those attempting to "blame Bush for the attacks".

One wonders when those trying to sell "blame" will wake up to that fact before it completely destroys their credibility and any chance at being elected.

Those on the right obviously hope that they never wake up to that fact. Having watched the furious spin from the left concerning PDB 6, I think the right may be safe in that hope.

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