Young Guns : A New Generation of Conservative Leaders (24 page)

as small-businessman,
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,
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threats against,
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–87

and Young Guns organization,
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.
See also
Young Guns;
specific topic

Cantor, Evan,
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Cantor, Jenna,
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Cantor, Michael,
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cap-and-trade bill,
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–61,
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Capito, Shelley Moore,
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Capitol Building, U.S.: McCarthy’s feelings about,
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–42,
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careerism,
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,
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Chaffetz, Jason,
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change: Cantor’s comments about,
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–21,
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,
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,
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,
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Contract with America as spirit of,
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and elections of 2008,
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,
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enduring,
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and formation of Young Guns,
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–57

leadership for,
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McCarthy’s comments about,
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–57,
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–90

need for,
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–16,
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Obama as hope for,
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in political environment since 2006,
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–90

progressive vision of,
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and remaking of Republican Party,
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in Republican Party,
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Republican vision of,
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–34

rhetoric of,
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Ryan’s comments about,
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,
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–34,
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source of,
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–21

and Young Guns candidates for 2010 elections,
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,
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China,
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,
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,
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choice: and future of America,
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–23

need for,
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rhetoric of,
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and Ryan’s Roadmap for America,
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Christie, Chris,
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Chrysler Corporation,
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Churchill, Winston,
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“citizen legislators,”
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civil rights movement,
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Clinton, Bill,
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,
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Clinton, Hillary,
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,
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CNN: survey by,
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Coburn, Tom,
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Coelho, Tony,
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Cole, Tom,
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Collins, Jim,
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Collins, Susan,
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Colorado: Gardner 2010 campaign in,
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–84

Committee for Honest Government, Illinois,
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Committee on House Administration,
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community organizers: as Obama advisers,
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compassion,
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,
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competition,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Congress, U.S.: communication between constituents and members of,
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health-care plan for members of,
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pressures on members of,
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–28

retirement plan for members of,
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technology uses in,
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–67

understanding of small business in,
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.
See also
House of Representatives, U.S Senate,
specific member

Congressional Budget Office (CBO),
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,
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,
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consent of the people,
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conservatives,
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–59,
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,
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Constitution, U.S.,
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,
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–35

Contract with America,
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–27,
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“Cornhusker Kickback,”
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corporations,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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.
See also
business

corruption,
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,
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crisis: Democrats as exploiting,
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Emanuel’s views about,
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,
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and entitlements,
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–16

as excuse for health-care reform,
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and need for change in Washington,
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“phony,”
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.
See also
specific crisis

cronyism,
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,
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,
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Davis, Geoff,
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debt/deficit: and alternative strategy of Republicans,
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Americans’ concern about,
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–65

and commitment of Young Guns,
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and differences in American politics today,
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drivers of,
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and elections of 2008,
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and entitlements,
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and health care,
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,
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,
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–3

interest on,
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and need for change,
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,
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,
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Obama’s comment about,
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projected,
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Republicans’ commitment to lowering,
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as Republicans’ No. 1 priority,
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size of,
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and stimulus bill,
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,
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and taxes,
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and tipping point,
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,
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and up-or-down vote,
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and Washington as part of problem,
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and Young Guns candidates for 2010 elections,
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,
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Declaration of Independence,
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“deem and pass,”
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,
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Democrats: backroom deals/scandals of,
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,
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failure of,
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–79

as focusing on American flaws,
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mandate for,
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one-party rule by,
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,
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–26,
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as party of “no,”
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as political machine,
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,
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procedural tricks of,
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vulnerable,
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,
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,
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.
See also
specific
person or topic

demographics,
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dependency,
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,
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,
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–15,
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,
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dissent,
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,
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–87

Djou, Charles,
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“Dollars for a Classroom” bill (Pitts),
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domestic policy: basic test for,
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Doolittle, James “Jimmy,”
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–69