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In Kentucky, a candidate is accused of being soft on drug abuse. In Delaware, it appears it was evolution the candidate was soft on. In Florida, a House race is resurrecting debate over a 97-year-old amendment to the Constitution.
This in an election that was supposed to be all about the economy and jobs.
But in contests across the country, Republican candidates — particularly those aligned with the "tea party" movement — are finding themselves knocked off topic as they try to explain and revise a barrage of prior statements.
An odd assortment of issues, including witchcraft and the president's religion, have proved distracting as candidates head into the heated final stretch of the general election campaign.
But it's not merely a case of media nitpicking or YouTube moments. In some cases, the side issues have begun to affect races.
The situation is in large part a result of a Democratic strategy aimed at changing the conversation from voters' frustration with Democratic leaders in Washington to a portrayal of tea party Republicans as extremist. The tactic was one of the few available to Democrats saddled with a national political climate decidedly turned against them and a stubbornly slow economic recovery.
The diversion tactics seem to be working better in some races than others. However, rarely has a set of candidates given opponents so much to work with.Read more at www.latimes.com
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