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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/ ... oronavirus-strategy
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has sent campaigns a detailed 57-page memo written by a top Republican strategist advising party candidates to address the coronavirus crisis by aggressively attacking China.
The memo includes advice on everything from how to tie Democratic candidates to the Chinese government to how to deal with accusations of racism.
It stresses three main lines of assault: that China caused the virus “by covering it up”, that Democrats are “soft on China”, and that Republicans will “push for sanctions on China for its role in spreading this pandemic”.
“Coronavirus was a Chinese hit-and-run followed by a cover-up that cost thousands of lives,” the April 17 memo states.
The document urges candidates to stay relentlessly on message against the country when responding to any questions about the virus. When asked whether the spread of the coronavirus is Trump’s fault, candidates are advised to respond by pivoting to China.
“Don’t defend Trump, other than the China travel ban – attack China,” the memo states.
Republicans have indicated they plan to make China a centrepiece of the 2020 campaign. Trump’s re-election campaign recently released a web video painting Joe Biden as cosy with the authoritarian country. The pro-Trump super PAC America First Action has launched several television commercials tying Biden to China.
Advisers to the president say polling shows China-focused attacks would be effective, and the re-election campaign has weighed a major television ad campaign focused on the topic.
The NRSC memo shows that Republicans are also eager to make China an issue in down-ballot races. It was distributed by the Senate Republican campaign arm, though it was not explicitly drafted by or for the committee.
It was written by the political consulting firm of Brett O’Donnell, a veteran Republican strategist who has advised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and and Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton.
Jesse Hunt, an NRSC spokesman, said: “We routinely send campaigns different documents and sources of information dozens of times per week. That’s the role of the party committee, especially in these volatile times.”
O’Donnell declined to comment.
The memo includes guidance on what Republican candidates can say when asked whether blaming China for the pandemic incites racism.
Candidates are urged to respond by saying that “no one is blaming Chinese-Americans. This is the fault of the Chinese Communist Party for covering up the virus and lying about its danger. This caused the pandemic and they should be held accountable.”
“No one has suffered more from the murderous Communist Chinese Party dictatorship than the people of China,” the memo adds. “We stand with them against their corrupt government that caused this pandemic.”
The Republican Party’s planned China-focused assault, however, is complicated by Trump’s occasional praise for President Xi Jinping. The liberal organisation American Bridge recently launched a commercial which plays a clip of the president praising Xi and declares that Trump “gave China his trust”.
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全国共和党参议院委员会已向竞选机构发送了一份长达57页的详细备忘录,该备忘录由共和党高级战略家撰写,建议党内候选人通过积极进攻中国来解决冠状病毒危机。
备忘录包括从如何将民主党候选人与中国政府联系在一起,到如何应对种族主义指控等所有方面的建议。
它强调了攻击的三个主要方面:中国“掩盖了病毒”导致了该病毒,民主党人“对中国持软态度”,共和党人将“对中国施加制裁,以宣扬其在传播这一大流行病中的作用”。
4月17日的备忘录指出:“冠状病毒是中国人经常使用的方法,其后进行的掩盖行动导致数千人丧生。”
该文件敦促候选人在回答有关该病毒的任何问题时,不懈地向该国发出信息。当被问及冠状病毒的传播是否是特朗普的错时,建议候选人通过转向中国做出回应。
备忘录指出:“除了中国旅行禁令外,别为特朗普辩护-攻击中国。”
共和党人表示,他们计划使中国成为2020年竞选活动的核心。特朗普的连任竞选活动最近发布了网络视频绘画,乔·拜登(Joe Biden)对独裁国家感到满意。亲特朗普的超级PAC America First Action已经推出了几套电视广告,将拜登与中国联系在一起。
总统的顾问说,民意测验显示,针对中国的袭击将是有效的,连任竞选权重了针对该主题的大型电视广告攻势。
NRSC备忘录显示,共和党人也渴望使中国成为选票竞赛中的一个问题。它是由参议院共和党竞选部门分发的,尽管没有由委员会或为委员会明确起草。
它是由资深共和派策略家布雷特·奥唐奈(Brett O’Donnell)的政治咨询公司撰写的,他曾为国务卿迈克·庞培(Mike Pompeo)和阿肯色参议院汤姆·科顿(Tom Cotton)咨询。
NRSC发言人杰西·亨特(Jesse Hunt)说:“我们每周定期向运动发送不同的文件和信息来源数十次。这就是党委的职责,尤其是在这些动荡的时代。”
奥唐奈拒绝置评。
备忘录包括指导,指导共和党候选人在被问及是否将大流行归咎于中国时煽动种族主义。
敦促候选人做出回应,说:“没有人指责华裔美国人。这是中国共产党掩盖病毒并掩饰其危险的过错。这造成了大流行,应追究他们的责任。”
备忘录补充说:“没有人遭受过中国共产党杀人独裁统治的苦难。” “我们与他们站在一起反对他们造成这场大流行的腐败政府。”
但是,共和党原本计划针对中国的进攻,却因特朗普偶尔对习近平主席的表扬而变得复杂。自由组织美国桥(American Bridge)最近推出了一个广告,播放一段总统赞扬习近平的广告,并宣布特朗普“给了中国他的信任”。
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今年大选里,民主党绝对抓着特朗普耽误抗疫大做文章,看来共和党就是要拿中国作为转移压力的焦点了。
现在民主党的策略看来是以静制动,拿好小本本记账,坐等特朗普犯错误。特朗普也不负所望,连消毒剂洗肺、注射都出来了。
本来觉得特朗普是大概率赢得大选,桑德斯太左,拜登则根本没有理由选他。现在看来,民主党要是能争取到摇摆票,还是有希望的。摇摆票里,特朗普的工作岗位承诺没有兑现,美国再次伟大承诺没有兑现,疫情就不说了,再怪罪中国也难逃坐失战机的罪责,而且现在加州早期病例可能重写美国疫情的时间线。
那谁说的:今年已经1/3去掉了,什么也没干,光见证历史了。 |
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