Josh Barro
So @murphymike finds two GOP factions. Problem he doesn't address: neither wants a pro-middle class econ policy. http://swampland.time.com/2012/11/28/can-this-party-be-saved/ …
Ross Douthat@jbarro @murphymike Sadly true. But there's more support for pro-middle class econ policy among social cons than among elite donors.
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@DouthatNYT@murphymike Mike Huckabee is perhaps the best example of a socon who sounds these econ notes. But he also backs the Fair Tax. -
@jbarro@murphymike Social con views on econ policy are often inchoate, and crankish appeals abound. But the raw materials are there.
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@DouthatNYT@murphymike that's soft support, though. In primaries, socons lined up with candidates pushing extra-regressive fiscal policy. - Show more
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@DouthatNYT@jbarro@murphymike A pro-middle class econ policy doesn't mean giving up on supply-siders. More to latter than just flat tax - Show more
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James Pethokoukis
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