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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
you know how some more socially moderate republicans could look at McCain and think he will rein in Bush if he strays to far towrads crazy- Don't you think any dem candidate would benefit from the realistic voters being able to look at Joe and think hil or kerry or whomever won't be allowed to just lay down for the jihadis?
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Mostly I was responding to f-up's enthusiastic assertion of the existing partisanship in American politics, and pointing out the consequences of that. In other words, you can't have it both ways.
To your point - what do the socially moderate republicans run in Washington these days? How popular are Chafee and Snowe in republican circles? Then why should dems be sensitive to intraparty checks and balances when the republicans have been so successful ignoring them?
