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Thursday 24 April 2008

The fact that we have two Democratic candidates who inspire passionate responses is seen as a terrible thing, but my God, the Republicans are currently toting around a candidate who’s seen by many as anathema to their party’s leaders and basic principles, and he got there not by winning over his doubters but because his competition started dropping off like flies. (Incidentally, has anybody else noticed that this makes twice in a row, starting with George W. Bush in his “compassionate conservative”, GOP-controlled-Congress-bashing days, who’s basic appeal to many, many voters is that they buy it that he’s not really one of those crazy damn Republicans? Some people never learn.) Unless this really is an election year completely unlike any other, we’ve still got a while yet before this really gets down to the wire. Until then, people should chill out and enjoy the show. Phil Nugent

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