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one_voice

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6. I think he's a combination...

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2014, 07:52 PM

Jan 2014

of the 1st, 3rd & 4th choice.

I don't think he lines up totally with any but is a mixture of all of those.

I do believe that if he had the congress to work with we'd see more liberal policies in effect.

I also think he'd still be as 'strong' on defense as he is right now. Not saying he wouldn't cut some spending there, just that he's very strong on defense. The repukes hate that as do many liberals. Guess it's a matter of taste...

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