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Originally Posted by Jim Richards
All candidates' spouses campaign. Even their kids help. It's just low class to attack the family members when the candidate is the one running for elected office. The candidate, if elected, has to answer to the people, not the family members. Low class is just low class.
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It's equally low class for a candidate to send out family members as surrogates, who often make some sensational statements and then cry "Lay off my wife/husband/kid!" when people actually want to challenege what they have said publicly. Why did no one tell the press to lay off Bill Clinton? His mouth was constantly hurting his wife's campaign and the media called him on it. Why is it ok for Chelsea to say whatever she wants at campaign events, refuse to answer any reporters' questions on it and then have her mom say, "Leave my daughter alone!"? Hey, if you don't want people attacking your familiy, don't pimp them for your campaign. Michelle Obama is no different. If Barack really wanted people to lay off her, he should keep her away from the campaign trail. Anyone who picks up a mic to make a speech should be absolutely free game for the media and political opponents to question or criticize.