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They Are So Dedicated, They Fight Corruption Even Where It Doesn’t Exist

Several Democratic officials were unabashed in discussing the potential political benefits for their party if they can convince voters that President Bush ousted U.S. attorneys for political reasons. Democratic strategists said the controversy is already helping them recruit House and Senate challengers for ’08 races. “We know from last cycle that Democrats can win in Republican districts where corruption is an issue,” one of the officials said. ~The Politico

Don’t you usually have to have evidence of corruption that you can run against before you have your candidates run against corruption?

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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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