the politics of handling McConnell, Mitch
The Democratic leaning groups who are targetting Mitch McConnell like crazy right now, with some relatively boiler-plate anti-war attacks, would do well to drum up some advertisements about the current Mitch McConnell – directed line of attack on the family of the 12 year old who delivered the DNC radio address on behalf of the expansion of the S-CHIP program.
The goal is to get the approval rating of McConnell below 50 before the year is out. I think the incumbency factor negates the support of the war (which tends to be a mixed bag, as you can always somehow posture up an attack on the “wimps” in this regard) — and that only gets one so far. So you highlight his sliminess in attacking… um… a 12 year old? — with only the thinnest lines of “plausible deniability” built into the racket.
Mitch McConnell: #11 on the Senate race list of Democratic targets. (Yes, I have them unscientifically ranked… because I’m a dork.)