[tacticalogic]

This article is implying somehow the RNC has taken sides and is actually running ads against one of its own candidates. That’s not what is happening, it’s just candidates attacking each other which is par for the course.

Maybe. After seeing what they did to Joe Miller and Chris McDaniel, people have good reason to be skeptical.

[tanknetter]

True, but keep in mind that skepticism in general is a good thing, and should always be applied evenly, against all sides.

For instance, as much as these “GOP is going to smear Trump” stories evoke McDaniels, to me they also evoke the dirty tricks the McCaskal Campaign ran (and Claire herself has now gleefully admitted to) to get Akin nominated as her GOP opponant.

So both sides play these games, even to the point of manipulating each other’s primaries. One key thing to keep in mind though is tyatvthe GOPe is really ham-handed and inept at pulling them off. The Dems are MUCH better at it.

I say let’s not get too worked up over stories like this, and keep our powder dry, until such a smear campaign/ads actually appear.