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" Palin's blatant lack of competence and preparedness needs no belaboring. What's critical is that substantive, serious Republican leaders either wouldn't or couldn't declare, before or after the election, 'This is not what our party stands for. We can and must do better.' "

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" Party leaders aren't responsible for every candidate's gaffe. "

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" The mistake we made in the 1990s was overestimating the potential of NAFTA's positive impact. "

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" While imperfect, the electoral college has generally served the republic well. It forces candidates to campaign in a variety of closely contested races, where political debate is typically robust. "

" There are some who want to move us back to the days when we were protectionists and keep all goods off our shores. "

" You can use all the flowery words in the dictionary, but sooner or later, you have to let people know where you stand. "

" It's logical and fair to allow only registered or self-identified Democrats to choose their party's nominee (although numerous states do have open primaries). Letting more non-Democrats choose the nominee doesn't guarantee success in a November general election. And it does nothing to encourage people to join and work for the party. "

" The reason CAFTA should be enacted is not economic benefits: it is national security. "

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" If anything, the Democrats' salvation may lie in the fact that Republicans seem even more hell-bent on allowing their radical wing to drag the party away from the center. "

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" The Republican establishment's 2008 embrace of Palin set an irresponsibly low bar. Coincidence or not, a batch of nonsense-spewing, hard-right candidates quickly followed, often to disastrous effect. "

" Our focus must be on making America the best place on earth to do business. "

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