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politico.com - 30 days ago

Steele to moderates: 'We'll come after you'

— politico.com — RNC Chairman Michael Steele, channeling his party's energized conservative wing, said the party will "come after" moderates... who support President Obama's domestic policies. "[C]andidates who live in moderate to slightly liberal ... (more) Steele to moderates: 'We'll come after you'

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blogs.abcnews.com - 30 days ago

Election Watch: Message to the GOP -- 'Moderates Need Not Apply'

— blogs.abcnews.com — The race for New York's 23rd Congressional district has fast become a political pundit's dream.... (more) Election Watch: Message to the GOP -- 'Moderates Need ...

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/31/2009

DCCC: NY-23 Race Means Moderates Aren't Welcome In GOP

— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The Democrats are quick to spin today's big news in NY-23 -- that moderate Republican nominee Dede... Scozzafava has dropped out, and the party has now endorsed insurgent Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman -- as a sign of the GOP becoming more and ... (more) DCCC: NY-23 Race Means Moderates Aren't Welcome In GOP

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Democratic National Committee:  "No Room for Moderates in Today’s GOP"

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In NY, no room for GOP moderates: One of the best analyses came from Nate Silver on his FiveThirtyEight blog. S.. http://bit.ly/1SUqsW 11/1/2009

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"No Room for Moderates in Today’s GOP"
Democratic National Committee — ... right wing, which harbors extreme views on everything from tax policy and health care, to social issues and foreign policy. Right wing groups spent more than $1 million against Scozzafava, while the national Republican Party spent $1 million on her behalf – to no avail. Her decision to drop out of the race – just four days before the election – is yet another indication that there is no room for moderate Republicans in today’s GOP. From the Washington Post, “In NY: No Room for GOP Moderates” The Republican civil war in New York’s ...

Tom Sullivan: "Our Weapon Is Fear"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... entitled, "'Socialism!' Boo, Hiss, Repeat," describing the resurgence of "socialist" as the rhetorical weapon of choice among conservatives. Their "permanent Republican majority" washed away by Democratic victories in 2006 and 2008 (and by the waters of Lake Pontchartrain), conservatives resurrected "socialist" to smear anyone to the left of Genghis Khan as anti-American or a heretic. Last week, a squad of Republican cardinals bagged a "heretic," New York Republican assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava. Her voting record was only "slightly more ...