From Hotline’s Wakeup Call:
The DCCC “seems to have adopted a new and very basic recruiting tactic” for ’06: “Simply call the Republican Member you are hoping to beat and ask him who the best candidate would be to run against him” (Roll Call).
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I am reminded of the “Bre’r Rabbit” phenomenon: Oh please don’t throw me in that briar patch!
Yeah, well, unfortunately, the Republicans didn’t fall for it…reading the rest of the Roll Call piece, it seems to be a case of a mistaken voice mail (or something along the lines of gross incompetence).