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applegrove

(118,622 posts)
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 06:08 PM Oct 2015

GOP Voters Prefer New Ideas to Experience

GOP Voters Prefer New Ideas to Experience

http://politicalwire.com/2015/10/02/gop-voters-prefer-new-ideas-to-experience/

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A new Pew Research survey finds that in the last five months the percentage of voters who say it is more important for a presidential candidate to have “new ideas and a different approach” has surged – with virtually all of the increase coming among Republican and Republican-leaning voters.

Today, by more than two-to-one (65% to 29%), GOP voters say it is more important that a candidate have new ideas than “experience and a proven record.” Just five months ago, GOP voters valued experience and a proven record over new ideas, 57% to 36%.


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GOP Voters Prefer New Ideas to Experience (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2015 OP
Trump has changed the hearts and minds of the base. Those that run on deregulation and tax cuts will applegrove Oct 2015 #1
Anyone using "new ideas" and republican in the same sentence is a fool. BillZBubb Oct 2015 #2

applegrove

(118,622 posts)
1. Trump has changed the hearts and minds of the base. Those that run on deregulation and tax cuts will
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 06:09 PM
Oct 2015

fade if they can't invent some new & sexy wedgie issue. Trump had 'taxing hedge fund managers more' but his tax plan turns out to benefit all the rich.

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
2. Anyone using "new ideas" and republican in the same sentence is a fool.
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 06:40 PM
Oct 2015

They haven't had a new idea since abolition.

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