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To: PhiKapMom
>>You don't put on a party convention for the rank and file -- you put it on to capture votes of that mushy middle.

Political conventions don't sway voters. Political conventions are meant for loyal party activists to gather together and nominate their choice to run for POTUS. It's a big rally designed to call to action the party faithful and come together to renew an effort by joining in a common cause. Most of the RNC delegates will be made up of consevatives and rightfully so. Just like the DNC delegates are mostly made up of liberals.

While Pat Buchanan's rhetoric in 1992 was over the top, he was right. There is a culture war going on in America today. Its the left against the right. And spotlighting GovRino as a prime time speaker isn't the best way for conservatism to triumph over liberalism. Besides, Arnold's support for PresBush is lukewarm at best. Heard through the grapevine that Arnold wanted to attend the Democratic National Convention in a show of bi-partisanship. His advisors told him, that was a bad idea.

22 posted on 07/12/2004 8:43:43 PM PDT by Reagan Man (.....................................................The Choice is Clear....... Re-elect BUSH-CHENEY)
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To: Reagan Man; PhiKapMom; Dog Gone
Political conventions don't sway voters.

As Dog Gone pointed out to you when you made that same statement an hour ago on another similar thread, the post-Convention bumps prove otherwise. Mushy middlers pay attention to the conventions and become attracted to candidates as a result.

25 posted on 07/12/2004 9:00:23 PM PDT by Tamzee (Flush the Johns before they flood the White House!)
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To: Reagan Man

Heard through the grapevine that Arnold wanted to attend the Democratic National Convention in a show of bi-partisanship. His advisors told him, that was a bad idea.






Sure you did.
On your very own sour grape vine.
Arnold has ALWAYS campaigned for the GOP.


30 posted on 07/12/2004 9:44:06 PM PDT by onyx (Kerry/Edwards: It's the hair, stupid.)
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To: Reagan Man
Heard through the grapevine that Arnold wanted to attend the Democratic National Convention in a show of bi-partisanship.

BS.

35 posted on 07/12/2004 9:54:56 PM PDT by Howlin (John Kerry & John Edwards: Political Malpractice)
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