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Originally posted by Not Me
Liking pork doesn't mean that they don't vote more for bigger principles. I didn't say that they hated pork barrel spending.
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No, you said that they like the Republican plan for America as much as, and probably more than, pork barrel spending.
If we wish to take the discussion beyond the "well, I just think so" level, I'm all ears if you have an idea for how to measure it, other than your original reference to sacrificing pork in pursuit of these loftier goals.
The grasses are still flattened from this well-trod trail, but as one example, Thurmond switched from Dem to Rep, so maybe it was his Republican Plan for America that convinced people to start voting for him (whoops! continue voting for him.) Or, maybe it was his legendary attention to his consituents, and his skill at obtaining pork.
