Mr. Morden
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« on: March 22, 2012, 03:30:48 AM » |
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« edited: March 22, 2012, 03:38:26 AM by Mr. Morden »
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The 2012 primary race seems closer to 1996 than it does to 2000.
Lamar Alexander plaid shirts = Santorum sweatervests
Steve Forbes's flat tax plan = Herman Cain's 9-9-9
Phil Gramm's epic fail of a campaign = either Tim Pawlenty's or Rick Perry's epic fail of a campaign, I can't decide which
But the big thing is that the weak frontrunner isn't really in a one-on-one contest with any of his rivals. He battles against several of them at once, and so the not-Dole / not-Romney vote is divided. Also, more than one of the frontrunner's main rivals are completely unacceptable to the party establishment, and the party establishment will do anything to stop them from winning.
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