Fake Romney Christmas Cards in SC


	Fake Romney Christmas Cards in SC

kelvin273

12-30-2007 3:01 AM

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romney, mormons, politics, dirty tricks

kelvin273 says:

I find it ironic that the guy who ran George W. Bush's campaign in 2000 is talking about how these tactics backfire. After all, Bush did this kind of stuff to McCain in South Carolina that year, very successfully.

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