What concerns me about Republicans is that there seem to be candidates from moderate to far right all advocating courses of action, many contradicting the other. Moreover, many seem to have a firm constituency that believes in the correctness of their proposals. It is the lack of internal consensus that is of greatest concern. All camps delight in extolling their virtues in equal measure to their opponents’ faults. Another, most troubling concern, is that of the polls. In this cycle, we see complete amateurs vying for the top spot, with essentially no records of achievement – except possibly with giving speeches. Overall, there is so much internal dissent, it has become disturbing. Pollsters, even the most honest, have little experience polling preferences among such a large group of participants. They give percentages of error not sustainable even by elementary statistical methods. Moreover, they have no method of accommodating newsworthy visibility. Yet, po
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