I don't know why Democrats can never pull this kind of thing off, but Democrats can never pull this kind of thing off;
Majority in Poll Say Akin's Remarks Don't Reflect G.O.P.'s ViewsIn fact, only 13% think Akin is representative of his party, while 59% don't (27% aren't sure). The poll results are here.
In the wake of the widespread outrage over a Missouri congressman's remarks about rape and abortion, about 60 percent of Americans do not think his comments reflect the views of most Republicans, according to the latest CBS News poll.
That result includes a majority of women....
Democrats have tried to link Mr. Akin's comments and stance against all abortions to leading Republicans, including Mitt Romney....
If a Democrat said something that was similarly inflammatory and outrageous, the numbers would be very, very different. That's because the right-wing noise machine works incessantly to persuade rank-and-file Republicans -- and a lot of folks in the middle -- that any dubious thing said or done by any Democrat (or liberal or leftist or left-leaning college professor or Hollywood celebrity or Marxist foreign dictator or Middle Eastern jihadist) is a reflection on every liberal and Democrat in America. We do nothing on our side that's even remotely comparable to what the right-wing noise machine does. And so we never manage to hang the worst deeds and proclamations of the individual Republicans around other Republicans' necks. And we'll never be able to fight them even to a draw until we can manage that.
