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applegrove

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1. This is branding. Nobody would believe it if they called it "compassionate conservatism"

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Sat Feb 7, 2015, 11:45 PM

Feb 2015

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They know they have no choice but to run to the middle. To totally imitate Hillary Clinton down the line with their copying and 'replacement' of programs. Shadowing her narrative at every policy position. Trying to make her platform look impotent. Stopping any connection forming between independants and Clinton. Trying to make her look ineffective. Then, if Jeb wins, it will be a bait and switch. I hope Jeb gets trounced in the primaries by the kooks.

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"A New Kind of Republican" [View all] applegrove Feb 2015 OP

This is branding. Nobody would believe it if they called it "compassionate conservatism" applegrove Feb 2015 #1

That has been tried before Downwinder Feb 2015 #2

The "New Nixon", the "New Republican" aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #3

Meet the new BS, same as the old BS Midnight Writer Feb 2015 #4

Sounds familiar MFrohike Feb 2015 #5

The problem no one can solve daredtowork Feb 2015 #6

I disagree that 90% of unemployment & inequality is about not being liked. Did something ND-Dem Feb 2015 #7

Yes something did happen daredtowork Feb 2015 #12

i'd agree that white collar jobs weed out people who don't fit the standard mold more than blue ND-Dem Feb 2015 #13

This gets very tricky in the disability realm because daredtowork Feb 2015 #14

It's only about "winners" and "losers" insofar as we set the rules of the game. CJCRANE Feb 2015 #10

We haven't been doing that, though daredtowork Feb 2015 #11

the profit pigs wanna skim off them like 401k plans. pansypoo53219 Feb 2015 #8

They dream of the perfect talking points that would shield them from criticism. Orsino Feb 2015 #9

That would be "sane" (but I'll have to see it ti believe it). 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #15

Blah de blah, and blah blah blah de blah; have they been listening to Shameron? LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #16