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The battle for the Republican Party
An excellent article by Daniel Henninger in today's Wall Street Journal details the internal turmoil within the Republican Party.
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The Party's identity crisis can be best viewed by the vastly different candidates running for its nomination for president- "...a former big-city mayor who revived his city after 9/11, two former governors, an admired former senator from central casting, a senator of deep experience who is a certified war hero and a libertarian with a medical degree..."
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The Party has been confused for a few years now. Our president is a "compassionate conservative" who likes to grow government to suit his constituents' concerns, while many of us are free marketeers who like government out of our lives. The battle between these two sides is evident.
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It will surely be fascinating to see which direction the Party moves in 2008. I'm not putting my money on anyone just yet.
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-Matt Hittle
Posted at 09:26AM Dec 27, 2007 by College Republicans in Republicans | Comments[0]
