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New Fusionism In Action (II)

As to the polls, the description of some respondents as being “less likely” to vote for a pro-choice candidate includes me among them. By this, I mean that all things being equal, I would support a pro-life candidate against one who was not. This does not mean I would do so if things were NOT equal: for instance, I would vote for Joe Lieberman over Sam Brownback, or another Republican who was not strong on the war [bold mine-DL]. ~Noemie Emery

Wow.  I have always assumed that “new fusionists” and Weekly Standard folks privilege their irresponsible foreign policy views over literally everything else, including little things like truth or reality (such as the truth that Brownback is as pro-war as they come), but I don’t think I have ever seen one of them state it so succinctly and plainly.

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Daniel Larison is a senior editor at TAC, where he also keeps a solo blog. He has been published in the New York Times Book Review, Dallas Morning News, World Politics Review, Politico Magazine, Orthodox Life, Front Porch Republic, The American Scene, and Culture11, and was a columnist for The Week. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Chicago, and resides in Lancaster, PA. Follow him on Twitter.

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