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Old 08-03-09, 06:49 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Aramike View Post
This raises a good issue - especially with an incumbent president, COULD a strong GOP candidate win, considering open primaries?
I've always thought open primaries are a really, REALLY, bad idea. A parties candidate ought to be picked by his own party, not by a bunch of destructive interlopers from the opposition.

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August raises the same point I thought of when I first read this story, but I can't help but think that the Obama/lefty political machine will work hard to assure he would only face a marginal opponent in 2012.
Well political campaigns are in the midst of a great technology driven change right now. The party that has a better handle on its direction will have the advantage.
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