There’s a terrific article in Salon.com today about how the Republicans know how to win elections — just use dirty tricks and manipulate the media — and how the Kerry campaign needs to start fighting back, hard. Here’s a great quote:

The Bush campaign is more adept than the Kerry campaign at playing the game. The game is, the press only covers four things in a campaign: polls, scandal, mistakes and attacks. And the only one of those you can control are attacks.

That’s a terrific insight, and so true.