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2016 Postmortem

alcibiades_mystery

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8. Making the same desperate moves McCain did

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:06 PM

Sep 2012

Once McCain saw that he was making no gains on economy or foreign policy, he went hard for the God, gays, and guns standbys. It didn't work then and it won't work now.

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Romney's New Strategy Turns Right- �This is going to be a base election.� More God, less economy. [View all] UCmeNdc Sep 2012 OP

Yeah atreides1 Sep 2012 #1

Trying to hold the base to prevent a complete shellacking? DonViejo Sep 2012 #2

Prevent a third party conservative splinter for the 2014 midterms alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #9

An interesting turn of events railsback Sep 2012 #3

I think you're right. They can't Raven Sep 2012 #4

He never won over the right-wingers. sofa king Sep 2012 #7

Considering his religion, is this a good move? CrispyQ Sep 2012 #5

Whatever he does it won't be nice for him Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2012 #10

Haha seriously? budkin Sep 2012 #6

Making the same desperate moves McCain did alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #8

That's a winning strategy! Generic Brad Sep 2012 #11