JNB
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« on: December 25, 2003, 08:14:10 PM » |
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Conservatives can be in a echo chamber as much asd liberals are, and yes, there are many conservatives who do little more than parrot what Limbaugh says and what the WSJ editorial pages print. Their conservatism is quite loud, but at the same time, very shallow and often clueless.
People need to take a few steps back when they try to talk about elections and predictions. In 96, it was clear to most clear thinking conservatives that once Dole got the nomination, it was all over for the GOP. Lamar Alexander may have been able to take on Clinton, but Dole was by in large the worst canidate the GOP had ran since Goldwater, and even Goldwater had more of a core base of support than Dole did.
Unlike Dole, Dean does have grassroots support, and will galvanise the 35% of the electofrate that hates president Bush, but 35% is far less than 50%.
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