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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Jan 27

      Fun thought experiment: go back to 2003 and tell people that by 2021, Republicans will be trying to purge Dick Cheney's family from the Republican party on grounds of being squishes.

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    2. UtilityMonster‏ @UtilityMonster1 Jan 27
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      Another fun experiment: Go back to 1984 and tell people that in 2008, John McCain would be the nominee, and in 2012 Mitt Romney would be the nominee. The party went away from conservatism long before Trump.

      2 replies 4 retweets 47 likes
      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Jan 27
      Replying to @UtilityMonster1

      McCain was considered a conservative in 1984. But bear in mind, his nomination was entirely the result of an unusually bad climate in 2008.

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        2. UtilityMonster‏ @UtilityMonster1 Jan 27
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          Yeah. I might have been unclear but I meant the policies they were championing during their campaigns. It was also a very tough political climate in 2008 but McCain did nothing to help.

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        3. Sir Humphrey‏ @bdquinn Jan 27
          Replying to @UtilityMonster1 @baseballcrank

          I'd argue that McCain did quite respectably losing by only a hair over 7%. He had the personal brand to lessen the damage W's unpopularity had inflicted upon the party.

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        2. Sam Weller‏ @SamWellerEsq Jan 27
          Replying to @baseballcrank @UtilityMonster1

          McCain was a Bush Republican by the mid 90's.

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        3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Jan 27
          Replying to @SamWellerEsq @UtilityMonster1

          Not precisely, but I agree that McCain was not identified with the conservative wing of the party at any point after 1988 or so.

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        2. /S Means Sarcasm‏ @MeansSarcasm Jan 27

          Prior to 1996 he was no maverick, he went to the Left in hopes of getting moderate support of his 2000 Presidential run, but before that he was definitely a conservative.pic.twitter.com/qwer0wYLKd

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        1. LizCranwell‏ @LizCranwell Jan 27
          Replying to @baseballcrank @txsguy09 @UtilityMonster1

          So what?

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        1. Dave Henderson‏ @DHenderson1617 Jan 27
          Replying to @baseballcrank @UtilityMonster1

          If Romney had been the nominee in 2008 he would have won. Would never have suspended his campaign like McCain did. Would have been the perfect man for the job as the market tanked in 08.

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