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Originally posted by abaici
He (Dean) will shift to the center after the primaries. Typically, people are a little more liberal during the primary because they are appealing to their party and they are running against people who hold similar positions. After he wins (wishful thinking!!) Iowa and New Hampshire, he will shift to the center.
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Dean will try to shift, I'm sure, but come the general election, President Bush will hang these "liberal" quotes/positions (that won him the nomination) around his neck and squeeze at every political opportunity. (Of course, some will say Dean, or whomever will have 4 years of material to use on GWB, too).
R's do the same when vying for the White House, but it seems they have a more organized plan, with much less bloodletting, and they seem to reunite as a party faster than the Ds. Consider this, since 1976, EVERY Repub presidential ticket has featured either a Bush or a Dole....
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