April 5, 2016
Why Do Conservatives Call It The ‘Democrat’ Party?
Ever notice conservatives insist on “Democrat Party” over “Democratic Party”? There’s just something disparaging about the way it sounds, and I think I’ve figured out why.
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November 24, 2012
The Republican Electoral Math Challenge
Many Republicans think all that is needed is a re-tuning of their message. They simply need to tweak how they say things and suddenly it will be the nineteen-eighties all over again with Reagan-style electoral landslides. Republicans think there is no problem with conservatism itself, only the way they are delivering their message. — Hello, this is the party of Frank Luntz! Republicans are masters of sloganeering. They come up with simple concepts and phrases that roll off the tongue and appear common sense — that is, until you think about it for more than a moment.
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