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Today I remembered a link I saved eons ago about Right Wing tactics for 2016 elections. [View all]
How the Right targeted the Left to get at Clinton:
This is typical for the GOP when it comes to our Democratic Leaders, no matter who they are.. From WJC to Gore to Kerry to Obama>
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/us/politics/the-right-aims-at-democrats-on-social-media-to-hit-clinton.html?_r=0
One comment suggested the critiques about Clinton were factual - they were not. I saw some of these memes: They often used specious arguments, not based on facts, antagonistic spin which all amounted to a relentless swiftboating campaign.
It worked.
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