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They aren't attacking you, Amanda Marcotte, they are attacking John Edwards and using you to get to him. It's an incredibly damaging and effective tactic. You defended yourself, which is natural but wrong. The correct tactic is counterattack. Counter the "Catholic League", whatever that is, with a democratic equivalent assocation of Catholics, and have someone vouch for your deep understanding and respect for the Catholic religion and theology. You don't apologize, you express desire for harmony and reaching out across party lines to help the US. Bill Clinton was a master of this, and it drove Republicans crazy. Another, more aggressive tactic is to announce an investigation into allegations that Republican candidates are targeting young, female democratic staffers for harassment. Just announce the investigation, you don't actually have to do it. When two sides are trading insults, the side that gets offended is the side that loses, and you lost.
