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TeamPooka

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3. also a part of standard political science is...

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 08:41 PM

Jul 2012

that the candidate who defines their opponent earliest wins.
Like Bush did to Kerry in the summer of 04.
Like Clinton did to Dole in the summer of 1996
Like Reagan did to Mondale in the summer of 1984.
The only people who seem to understand that folks are always paying attention, are sitting Presidents.

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