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Old 01-06-2012, 09:00 AM   #484
Lamplighter
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Originally Posted by glatt View Post
It's useful to remember that they are competing with each other to appeal to their conservative base, because the contest now is to get their base to select them for the general election. In the general election, they will change their tune and suddenly be all butterflies and rainbows as they try to get moderates to vote for them. It's rather schizophrenic, but that's the way our system is.
Yes, and it's a relief to Democrats to see it happening to the other party for a change.
Dem's have torn one another up for years while the Repubs watched with glee.

Truth in the cliche: What goes around, comes around.
... except when a squirrel is involved.
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