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					Originally Posted by sgtclub  he needs to pick certain issues that his base cares about and that are not offensive to the middle and back them stridently | 
	
 See, e.g., repeal of DADT and New START.  These are small issues though.  It's the tough budget choices that will have any influence (aside from the economy) in the next election cycle.  And I'm not sure where the middle ground is there.
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		| He also needs to present himself as the only reasonable adult in the conversation - an arbitrator of what is right and good for the country, if you will. | 
	
 Dude.  This is getting frightening.  2.