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Tag: severely conservative

Words Have Meaning

By JenKuznicki, Section News
Posted on Mon Feb 13, 2012 at 10:59:14 AM EST
Tags: romney, michigan, conservatism, severely conservative, goldwater (all tags)

When campaigns gather information from strategists, one of the most annoying things I notice is the importance placed on poll-tested buzz words. In a Republican primary, where every candidate seeks to gain the vote of its base, the biggest buzz word is 'conservative.'

During the 2010 elections, newly active conservatives (the tea party) worked to unseat Democrats who played the big buzz word but then voted for the wholesale take over of the health industry. They also worked to primary (negate incumbency) life-time anointed Republicans who hadn't really been scrutinized in the past.

The actions of the tea party showed they didn't need to be told who is more conservative, they understood instinctively.

One of my favorite quotes from Margaret Thatcher is, "Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." I have used that quote in the past referring to conservative candidates. If you have to tell people you are a conservative, you aren't.

But Mitt Romney really stepped in it at CPAC. I've read that he was supposed to say he was a conservative governor, and that he ad-libbed the word 'severely.' That may or not be true, but to use both words suggests neither have meaning.

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