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Should the GOP Double Down on Social Conservatism?
Some interesting comments from David Frum, as the GOP soul-searching and finger-pointing begins: Republicans face fraught choice between two roads to revival . A generation ago, Republicans dominated among college graduates. In 1984 and 1988, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush won states ...
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Back to a Big-Tent GOP?
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Should the GOP Double Down on Social Conservatism?
littlegreenfootballs.com — Politics | Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:05:25 pm PST Some interesting comments from David Frum, as... the GOP soul-searching and finger-pointing begins: Republicans face fraught choice between two roads to revival . A generation ago, Republicans dominated among ... (more) Should the GOP Double Down on Social Conservatism?
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