Will party machinery kill "politics of hope?"


	Will party machinery kill "politics of hope?"

masbury

3-5-2008 11:18 AM

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clinton, obama

masbury says:

History suggests so. Change candidates usually too weakened by 2nd-place insiders to win in November. Party loses newcomers.

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