Rove tickles the id
by digby
And so it begins:
Karl Rove has always had a good sense of the right wing id so I'm guessing he senses this is a good line of attack.
Greg Sargent discusses this ad in terms of the GOPs overall OWS backlash strategy. It's about as surprising as the fact that the sun came up this morning. (Indeed, I have been expecting it.)
This isn't ideological. It's sheer lizard brain tribalism. I don't know if Rove has found the right buttons to push, but considering what we're seeing and reading from Fox and the Murdoch papers (not to mention the blogospheric fever swamps like Powerline) I'd have to guess they know their audience. The questions is whether there are enough of them to make a difference. Massachusetts is obviously going to be one of the battlegrounds.
Today's a good day to send Warren a little love if you were planning to You can do so here.