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The SkaroffBlog is saving me lots of money in therapy so I appreciate you appeasing me while I rant.

Tim Kaine and his campaign may have lost the election this morning in Virginia. It’s incredible to me that after the 2004 Kerry race and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Democratic operatives STILL don’t understand how to stand-up and respond to attacks.

The ad I discussed in a posting yesterday not only questioned Kaine’s position on the death penalty- but it was a hard-hitting, unfair attack that questioned his character (he’s too liberal for Virginia) and made the implication that he supports Adolph Hitler!!!! It was the Swift Boat ad of 2005.

The Kaine campaign did what Democrats always do- they responded with a weak response that offered insight into Kaine’s nuanced position on the death penalty but did nothing to reinforce the idea that Kilgore is an asshole who brought Adolph Hitler into a VA Governors race.

The Kaine campaign botched this race. They had a unique chance to fire back this morning with an emotional appeal that would have made voters question Kilgore’s judgment and whether a man who brought Hitler into a race is trustworthy of being Governor. THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY. THIS IS ABOUT EMOTION AND HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT THE CANDIDATES AT THEIR CORE. PLEASE PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS.

Today is a sad day for Virginia Democrats and I hope they can recover from what seems this morning like an inoperable blow.

You can view the ad here. This is all about GOTV now and we need to get out and turn our voters out. Click here to get down to Virginia and pound the pavement!

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