Isn't the standard way to run a presidential campaign to run
towards the extremes to get nominated, and then desperately run back
to the centre to win? The trick being to do this slickly enough that
you don't actually contradict yourself, just change your tone.
McCain lost in part by inexplicably running to the right to
get nominated, then running even further to the right to try to get
elected.
Anyway, I bring this up only to note that the best presidents
tend to observe the follow up 'once elected, run towards sanity and
away from ideology in order to govern'. Inevitably this makes some
people accuse them of hypocrisy. It just makes me think they are
confident and aware of the difference between campaign rhetoric and
reality.
Cheers
David
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