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Politics : Why is Gore Trying to Steal the Presidency?
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To: James H who wrote (3797)12/12/2000 6:18:42 PM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (2) of 3887
 
I'm not sure the public wants sweeping changes.

The public does not want sweeping change. A significant portion of Bush's support base, however, does, and they will not be happy when sweeping change doesn't come. They won't switch over and vote Democratic, but they may well sit the next election out or switch to a fringe candidate if they don't get their way, which would have a major impact on a reelection bid.

Bush will face a quintessential Republican quandary: if he indulges the born-again loonies and the far right, he will lose a large slice of moderate votes; if he doesn't he will lose their support, which he needs. In an opposition campaign, it is possible to keep both groups happy; it's a little harder when you are actually in power.

When spending cut time comes around, he will also come up against harsh reality. The largest single slice of the discretionary budget, the military, is slated for increase. While the right likes to believe that the rest of the federal money is spent on subsidizing lazy people with dark skin, this is not actually the case: practically every budget line available for cutting has a powerful constituency, many of them vital to Republicans.

We shall see.
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