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Originally Posted by joshgirls
the repubs were not always as extremist as they are today. Mitt romney is a good example. when he was a massachussetts governor, he was a moderate. He invented obamacare, was pro-choice. Now, because he will say anything to get elected, he shifted far right to gain favor with the party. He got the nom, but he never really had majority support from the base. the base just couldnt coalesce around a credible alternative to him.
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Exactly.
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Originally Posted by joshgirls
the bush administration was the beginning of a massive purge inside the republican party. all the leadership positions in congress & in the white house were filled with evangelicals. In addition, the fox news channel gained prominance as a torch carrier for far right idealogy, & that channel despises moderate repubs.
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Really? I kind of think this started with Reagan, no?