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Hillary Clinton

ericson00

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3. I have thought about that

Reply to Va Lefty (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 07:46 PM

Jul 2015

given what happened with Obama, he won decisively in 2008 and the GOP replicated the same thing: trash him a bunch, insinuate illegitimacy, retake Congress, and lose the Presidency again. But were it not for the Perot myth, they wouldn't have had their trial run of the technique in the 1990s.

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Welcome to DU Va Lefty Jul 2015 #1

I have thought about that ericson00 Jul 2015 #3

Well written article, lots of things to think about, welcome to DU Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #2

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thanks! ericson00 Jul 2015 #6

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