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Originally Posted by Cali Coug
If you want to hang your hat on the generic congressional poll, feel free. Just keep repeating to yourself "everything is fine with the Republican Party, there is no cause for alarm."
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I didn't say that either. I simply don't think your cataclysmic view represents reality.
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Originally Posted by Cali Coug
You are right that the party isn't "so different" than the party in 2004. The only real difference is that the 2004 party pretended to care about moderates (for electoral purposes), whereas this party doesn't pretend to care at all. Frankly, I like this version much more. It ensures they won't take back any control anytime in the near future.
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Except that it's leading 2008 presidential candidate for a time (Guiliani) and its eventual candidate were both moderates.
I'm not too worried about the change in power ... the pendulum always swings, and the Democrats are thankfully a self-correcting group. They dig their own grave about as fast as Republicans do.
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