{"id":2602,"date":"2013-05-02T09:16:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T13:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=2602"},"modified":"2013-05-02T09:16:30","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T13:16:30","slug":"why-isnt-boehner-a-target-in-congressional-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2013\/05\/02\/why-isnt-boehner-a-target-in-congressional-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Isn’t Boehner a Target in Congressional Elections?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When Mark Sanford debated a cardboard cutout of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in his South Carolina race last week, it was a replay of a tried-and-true Republican strategy: Demonize Pelosi and wrap her like a stone around your opponent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s neck.<\/p>\n

The tactic can be effective, torn from a well-worn playbook that dates back nearly a decade. But it does beg a question: Why isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Speaker John Boehner targeted in the same way by Democrats?<\/p>\n

Unlike his predecessor as speaker, the Ohio Republican has not yet become a standard attack line for Democrats in races nationwide, leaving some to wonder how the most powerful elected leader in the Republican Party has escaped unscathed.<\/p>\n

via Homepage http:\/\/www.nationaljournal.com\/daily\/why-isn-t-boehner-a-target-in-congressional-elections-20130501<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Mark Sanford debated a cardboard cutout of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in his South Carolina race last week, it was a replay of a tried-and-true Republican strategy: Demonize Pelosi and wrap her like a stone around your opponent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s neck. The tactic can be effective, torn from a well-worn playbook that dates back nearly … <\/p>\n

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