Ever since the days of Nixon and the plumbers the Republican candidates have had an amoral sleaze about them. Even candidates like George H. W. Bush who did not particularly stand for anything have felt justified in using whatever tactic possible to get elected, no matter how divisive, unfair, or sleazy it was.
Today we get an example from the Washington Post of the latest incarnation, Jersey style, from GOP Gubernatorial candidates Doug Forrester:
On Wednesday, Forrester vowed that he would not turn Corzine family recriminations into a campaign issue. Less than 24 hours later, he changed his mind. "We felt that she, who had seen this abandonment firsthand as a witness, it was fair to say, 'Hey, take an eyewitness account seriously because the stakes are so high,' " Forrester told The Washington Post.
As for Corzine, he acknowledged his former wife's right to speak her mind, and left it to his campaign to rail about "Bush-Rove smear tactics."
Luckily, these tactics don't always work, as H. W. found out in 1992 when he loss despite his smears and innuendos against Bill Clinton.
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