fossten
Dedicated LVC Member
Reprinted from NewsMax.com
Thursday, April 13, 2006 11:08 a.m. EDT
Democrats Plan 'Aggressive' Race-based Attacks to Stop Michael Steele
National Democrats are warning privately that if they don't find a way to discredit Republican Senate candidate Michael Steele with African-American voters, he could break their party's electoral stranglehold on its most supportive minority group.
The New York Sun reports that a confidential analysis, prepared for the Maryland Democratic Party and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, calls for "aggressive" and immediate action against Steele, who now serves as Maryland's lieutenant governor.
"Democrats can not afford to wait until after the primary election to knock Steele down," the insider report warns. "A persuasion campaign should start as soon as possible to discredit Steele as a viable candidate for the [black] community."
How far are Democrats prepared to go to undermine the candidate with his fellow African Americans?
Last year, Steele was pelted with Oreo cookies during a speech - a none too subtle message that he was betraying his race by running as a Republican.
The DSCC has already unleashed its dirt diggers on Steele. Two staffers were forced to resign last year after they illicitly obtained copies of Steele's financial records - a move that some suspect was a bid to see if his personal lifestyle comported with African-American values.
The Democrat document shows that the national party is in a state of near-apoplexy over the prospect of Steele winning his race.
A survey authorized by party chairman Howard Dean found that: "At this time, a majority of African-American voters are open to supporting Steele, particularly younger voters.
"Steele's messaging to the African American community has clearly had a positive effect - with many voters reciting his campaign slogans and his advertising."
The Sun said the survey also showed that younger black voters, especially men, as well as churchgoers and single mothers, tended to be "very open to Steele's value messaging."
"Democrats must be aggressive," the report concluded. "Steele is a unique challenge."
Bunch of hypocrites. This is who they really are.
Thursday, April 13, 2006 11:08 a.m. EDT
Democrats Plan 'Aggressive' Race-based Attacks to Stop Michael Steele
National Democrats are warning privately that if they don't find a way to discredit Republican Senate candidate Michael Steele with African-American voters, he could break their party's electoral stranglehold on its most supportive minority group.
The New York Sun reports that a confidential analysis, prepared for the Maryland Democratic Party and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, calls for "aggressive" and immediate action against Steele, who now serves as Maryland's lieutenant governor.
"Democrats can not afford to wait until after the primary election to knock Steele down," the insider report warns. "A persuasion campaign should start as soon as possible to discredit Steele as a viable candidate for the [black] community."
How far are Democrats prepared to go to undermine the candidate with his fellow African Americans?
Last year, Steele was pelted with Oreo cookies during a speech - a none too subtle message that he was betraying his race by running as a Republican.
The DSCC has already unleashed its dirt diggers on Steele. Two staffers were forced to resign last year after they illicitly obtained copies of Steele's financial records - a move that some suspect was a bid to see if his personal lifestyle comported with African-American values.
The Democrat document shows that the national party is in a state of near-apoplexy over the prospect of Steele winning his race.
A survey authorized by party chairman Howard Dean found that: "At this time, a majority of African-American voters are open to supporting Steele, particularly younger voters.
"Steele's messaging to the African American community has clearly had a positive effect - with many voters reciting his campaign slogans and his advertising."
The Sun said the survey also showed that younger black voters, especially men, as well as churchgoers and single mothers, tended to be "very open to Steele's value messaging."
"Democrats must be aggressive," the report concluded. "Steele is a unique challenge."
Bunch of hypocrites. This is who they really are.