Michelle Obama said to go high when the opponent goes low, but it seems like unilateral disarmament for me. The GOP (because they went low) accomplished RTW in a majority of states, got various anti-abortion measures passed, deregulated banks along with flunkies within the Dems, unprotected free trade, and various tax cuts, while Dems passed Romneycare. Was Michelle Obama's statement debunked?
And how much of that was due to "low" tactics vs the tendency of the party holding the presidency to lose other elections and unpopular things the Obama administration did?