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2. well, reagan's rule REALLY was, "whatever works for me, Me, ME!"

Reply to AlinPA (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 04:01 PM

Jan 2012

only AFTER tearing ford up with negative campaiging when that strategy suited him in the 1976 primary season did he concoct his rule about not speaking ill of another republican -- when he was the front-runner in the 1980 primary season and THAT strategy suited him.

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well, reagan's rule REALLY was, "whatever works for me, Me, ME!" unblock Jan 2012 #2