There is much agnonizing analysis and strategery taking place among Democrats, democrats and progressives hoping to make sense out of Kerry's loss and to prepare for the future. Whether you believe the vote was hacked and the outcome changed or not, the Black Box Voting argument that the ownership and control of electronic voting machine production and programming should be investigated has become even more persuasive, as has the case for a paper trail that can be recounted in a meaningful way. In fact, one can make a strong case for a return to paper ballots marked with #2 pencils and counted by public officials monitored by those having a stake in the outcome. Our recommendation is that a thorough investigation of the anomolies of the recent election be pursued with an eye to getting the security and paper trail that we deserve in place before the next vote.
As discussed below, the science and art of linguistic framing may be useful to future endeavors. The field of memetics also deserves a serious look. But our old hero, Conceptual Guerilla, offers once again a theory AND a pragmatic antidote to the cheap-labor conservatives' poisoning of public discourse.
Based on his reality-based theory that the cheap-labor conservatives can't sell their brand of snake oil without lying to and deceiving the voters who actually like social programs like medicare, social security and universal public eductation, Conceptual Guerilla suggests the following plan of attack:
Gameplan For 2006
-Once again, it's simple.
Set up a nationwide "527" committed to opposing vulnerable Republicans.
Spend a few months -- staring now -- identifying those vulnerable Republicans, and doing "opposition research" on them.
Develop some universal populist working class themes to use nationwide -- and in each individual race that dovetails with your "opposition research." Make the epithet "cheap-labor conservative" the certerpiece of your attacks.
Raise money for television advertising.
Recruit and/or coordinate with Democratic campaigns in those races.
Develop and run "attack ads" based on those populist working class themes, that can be heard in the kitchen.
That's his Plan A. Plan B promises to be much more fun.
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