JIM KUHNHENN
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama is “The Joker.” Nancy Pelosi is portrayed as Cruella De Vil, and Harry Reid as Scooby Doo – all part of a Republican Party pitch to top fundraisers.
Tucked into the 72-page Power Point presentation to GOP fundraisers in Boca Raton, Fla., last month, was a direct call to exploit “extreme negative feelings” toward Democrats using tactics that even Republican leaders said were out of line.
“What can you sell when you do not have the White House, the House or the Senate…?” one slide asks.