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The Dirty Little Secret of 2012

elevesque Wrote: Nov 15, 2012 12:17 PM

Ron Paul was unelectable for the simple reason he wants to throw Israel under the bus, end all Foreign Aid or financial commitments we have made which would devastate key allies, allow certain Libertine rules which function as personal licentiousness and sinful moral behavior. He cares about one thing that is moral while saying "hands off" to another area of morality or personal morality that is just as important. The man is morally duplicitous and people can see it. He would make a horrible Commander in Chief. NO spine.

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The Dirty Little Secret of 2012

A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST.

To paraphrase the traditional Passover formulation honored in Jewish homes: why was this election different from all other elections? What makes 2012 stand out in recent political history, either as a temporary anomaly or a significant, long-term shift in the electorate?

The most striking change in the results this year involved a precipitous and alarming decline in voter participation, a drop-off that stemmed from a deliberate strategy by the Obama campaign and almost certainly provided the president with his margin of victory. Meanwhile, much of the conventional wisdom about...

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