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To: TimF who wrote (67530)	5/21/2008 6:51:02 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543202

To the extent the article's statement about Nixon and Buchanan is true its about a tactic they used, but a split was already in existence before they implemented the tactic and before the memo was written. A tactic to take advantage of, or even to enlarge the split, isn't the split itself. That's not the way I read it. It seemed to say that they planned for a particular coalition for their side, the enlargement you spoke of, and developed contrasting characterizations to color the opposing groups. Are you suggesting that that set of contrasting characterizations (which would be the focus of the demonization) was in play before hand and they just aggregated and stressed them?

To: TimF who wrote (67530)	5/21/2008 8:12:14 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543202

>>To the extent the article's statement about Nixon and Buchanan is true its about a tactic they used, but a split was already in existence before they implemented the tactic and before the memo was written. A tactic to take advantage of, or even to enlarge the split, isn't the split itself.<< Tim - Though the split itself is a larger matter, the article is about the specific political dialectic created by Nixon and Buchanan. The fact that it has endured so long is quite amazing, really. And I think the author is correct that it may be coming to an end now. I think the phrase "Silent Majority" was a stroke of genius. So much is implied in the combining of those two words. - Allen