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In reply to the discussion: The GOP's Kamikaze Candidate-"Republicans have selected the worst candidate in recent memory" [View all]unblock
(52,227 posts)4. wait, mr. sure-i'll-pardon-a-criminal-for-the-presidency was a man in integrity?
and shrub was a man of ZERO charisma, crusty or otherwise.
mountains of media cash poured to burnish his image couldn't help him.
saying he had charisma doesn't make it so. eventually even the media gave up on claiming he had any charisma.
what he had was intense partisan loyalty. republicans found that a desireable trait, democrats loathed it.
but that's not charisma, unless democrats don't get a vote.
and as for mclame, well, a lot of people think he was just someone who spilled the beans to the enemy, so calling that heroism depends on your point of view i suppose.
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The GOP's Kamikaze Candidate-"Republicans have selected the worst candidate in recent memory" [View all]
kpete
Aug 2012
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wait, mr. sure-i'll-pardon-a-criminal-for-the-presidency was a man in integrity?
unblock
Aug 2012
#4
Romney was simply the least offensive, and limped into winning because he seemed more electable.
progressivebydesign
Aug 2012
#9
"opportunistic" says it all in a nutshell. This is the 1% going for broke.
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2012
#30