Of course that what the Huckster is doing. democrats were also incensed when Republicans said in the 60 election that “We will not make Kennedy’s Catholicism an issue”. Know anyone else like this?
Funny stry:
Tim Hall was a Democrat Representative from a Republican district in Illinois, a “Watergate baby” elected in teh wake of teh Watergate scandal.
His Republican opponent for his re-election campaign was pretty much low on money (maybe out), so one day his campaign staffers were just foolng around at HQ when tehy came up with an ad, which they had no money to run:
“Wilbur Mills: What was he relly doing in the Tidal Basin?
Wayne Hays: Kept Liz Ray on his payroll and she wasn’t typing.
Bertram Podell: Under indictment.
Fred Richmond: Under indictment.
Tim Hall: Running for re-election.”
They then sent the copy to Hall’s DC office, asking him to “correct any factual errors.” Hall booked the first flightback to his district, made sure the media gathered, and read the thing RIGHT INTO THE CAMERAS! And he kept complaining about “the vicious ad the Republicans are planning to run agianst me” and reading it to people.
of course, it got scads of attention and he looked bad when the Republicans never ran the ad. Hall wound up losing and became a one-term footnote like most of the “Watergate babies.”