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Some observations on the Tea Party/CNN debate

By Michael Barone
Published September 12, 2011 4:00am ET
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Some observations on the Tea Party/CNN debate
A general observation: In a federal republic, in which none of the Republican candidates on the stage at the Tea Party/CNN debate are currently members of the United States Senate, and the only two members of the House of Representatives there—Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul—are backbenchers who often cast lonely votes in dissent; in such […]

A general observation: In a federal republic, in which none of the Republican candidates on the stage at the Tea Party/CNN debate are currently members of the United States Senate, and the only two members of the House of Representatives there—Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul—are backbenchers who often cast lonely votes in dissent; in such a country and such a race, where the candidates come from and what they have had to or have chosen to do makes a significant difference, and becomes a target for opponents.

Some specific observations:

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