The important thing to understand about legislators is that there are dozens of competing interests and issues that occupy them. They are stretched thin.
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The problem with smear campaigns is that too often they work.
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Since the election, since the formation of a government, the death in Iraq has increased. The United States stands by, helpless to do anything about it. That's the reality, not George Bush's revisionist history!
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There is always strength in numbers. The more individuals or organizations that you can rally to your cause, the better.
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John Kerry's biography was central to his campaign.
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Everybody who served in John Kerry's boat under his command, save one, has stood with him.
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