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3. Nothing new here

Sun Sep 14, 2014, 08:54 AM

Sep 2014

Their strategy is to fire up their base, drag in a few independents, and win based upon voter turnout.

This is the minority party's strategy in every mid-term election. It worked for the R's in 1994, and it worked for the D's in 2006.

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What Do Republicans Want? [View all] unhappycamper Sep 2014 OP

More money and more power? merrily Sep 2014 #1

Who cares brutus smith Sep 2014 #2

Nothing new here YarnAddict Sep 2014 #3

Everything and just a little bit more. nt valerief Sep 2014 #5

I believe it's very simple rock Sep 2014 #6