These writers explicitly say what the left's straw-man rhetoric should be. Do you think any of these discussions have gone on behind closed doors too?

"With Romney-Ryan's unpopular views on tax cuts for the wealthy and 'VoucherCare' for the elderly, now's the perfect time to frame this election as between John Galt and Modern Family - the 1% who believe 'we're all in this alone' (Sen. Durbin's phrase) versus 'everyone's better off when everyone's better off.'"