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>On Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 10:44 AM, snit snat wrote:
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>>The question is: will Scowcroft, Baker, and the rest actually _do_
>>something so the Republican party will lose this fall? They may not
>>have any commitment to the neocons, but they probably will put the
>>party above all that because, after all, it's about winning.
>>Keeping the nation's political discourse oriented to the right is
>>the goal.
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>i don't know. those guys take the long view. and W was the
>establishment candidate who is getting out of control of the
>establishment. it doesn't help them to lose control of the party,
>and it may make more sense for them and the party -- in the long run
>-- to demonstrate that they are the kingmakers. presuming, of
>course, that they still are. their time may be done, or close to it.
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>they may not torpedo him, but they may not lift their fingers to
>help him. i'll be interested to watch this dynamic play itself out.
Yeah. This sorta stuff matters for turnout, buzz, media support, off-the-record chats, etc.
Doug