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Rove's Party
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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Pat Buchanan's reasons for why the Rs are losing: : A combination of corruption and excessive commitment to free trade principles.
I suspect the new R, when the dust settles, will have a strong element of protectionism to go with its religious fundamentalism and hawkishness. More the inheritors of William Jennings Bryant (late in life - the Monkey Trial WJB) than Ronald Reagan.
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Since the moderates in the Northeast and Rust Belt are getting weeded out, that seems likely. Protectionism has always played better in the South.
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