Posts Tagged ‘outsider’

The scapegoat strategy

Friday, October 14th, 2011

What do you do if you can’t run on your record — on 9 percent unemployment , stagnant growth and ruinous deficits as far as the eye can see? How to run when you are asked whether Americans are better off than they were four years ago and you are compelled to answer no? Play the outsider. Declare yourself the underdog. Denounce Washington as if the electorate hasn’t noticed that you’ve been in charge of it for nearly three years. Read full article > >

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A bold outsider joins the House GOP

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Allen West, a 22-year Army veteran, is preparing for Washington a bit like he would for a battlefield. His “high and tight” hairstyle will be one of the only buzz cuts in Congress. He plans to carry a camouflage bag, not a briefcase.

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A bold outsider joins the House GOP