[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Atwater leveraged the issue of race—a specialty for him—by means of the infamous “Willie Horton” TV ad.

We will overlook that it was brought up in the Primary by democrats.

[ModelBreaker]

“We will overlook that it was brought up in the Primary by democrats.”

Well that’s completely different. Republicans are supposed to lose nobly in Presidential elections. Hence, no Obama birther, no Obama’s crazy pastor, no Obama cocaine, no Obama lying about his birthplace to get preferential treatment in college.