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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
It is striking to me how the GOP is hiding its base in terms of the notable speakers to date -- McCain, Giuliani, Schwarzenegger, Romney. Not exactly core GOP as it is elected and governs on a national level stage -- not exactly representative of the delegates. But, I'm sure all the Republicans watching the Democratic convention thought the same.
S_A_M
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I've heard this take from a lot of quarters. I read it differently. The GOP is a big tent. While the left would like (or more appropriately, love) to characterize it as a bunch of Southern Born Again Rednecks, that is simply not the case. The convention is an advertisement, so why wouldn't they put there best foot forward and use their most poplular figures to pitch the party? That's how I see it.
