# Should you run--as a Republican?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-run-as-a-republican/608004>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 1, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-run-as-a-republican/608004 "2012-01-01T02:29:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-run-as-a-republican/608004/21 "2012-01-01T15:37:23Z")

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> [@Cosmic Relief](#):
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> You don’t think it’s [this](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/americas/2000/us_elections/election_news/923335.stm)?

That might qualify, but I’ve always heard the term associated with Nixon’s tactics.

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