Whether it's Republicans lying about the LA mayor election, or lying about screwworm, or using AI to lie about James Talarico, the Democratic instinct is to correct the record, condemn the attack and move on. It should be to weave a story about the opposition's putrid, morally corrosive dishonesty.
Even when their smears aren't helpful to them in the short run, they harm Democrats in the long run. Here's a prescription for deterrence.
