Indy Prez
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« on: July 18, 2012, 04:24:31 PM » |
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Just social attitudes catching up with politics. The Tea Party capitalized on this with a lot of "even FDR didn't support collective bargaining" talk, Bush's 'compassionate conservatism' (medicare part D free prescriptions) and War on Terror; on the Dem Pres side, Gore's environmental policy, Kerry's wealth, windsurfing and Francophilia and Hillary's loss to a black kid from Chicago. After the cold war, cultural issues like abortion and gay rights took precedence over taxes and spending since the economy was booming. Also, WV's coal reserves have diminished somewhat and i don't think the Unions are as powerful as they once were.
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