# Would Old School, long standing Republicans actually vote for Michelle Bachman?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 20, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-old-school-long-standing-republicans-actually-vote-for-michelle-bachman/589753 "2011-07-20T20:12:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-old-school-long-standing-republicans-actually-vote-for-michelle-bachman/589753/41 "2011-08-11T22:18:53Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> Ahem.
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> From your link -  
> And Politifacts ranks the GOP claim of 2 million jobs lost as Mostly True.
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> Although I appreciate your legwork in proving that your claim isn’t true.
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> Regards,  
> Shodan

I read the full cite. Did you?

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-old-school-long-standing-republicans-actually-vote-for-michelle-bachman/589753/42 "2011-08-12T04:02:26Z")

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> [@appleciders](#):
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> I don’t know if he’ll vote for Romney, either, but it’s more likely, especially if Romney campaigns on pulling out of Iraq.

He won’t be campaigning on pulling out of Iraq or Afghanistan. He said in tonight’s debate that he’d “listen to the Generals on the ground” and therefore President Obama is wrong to be pulling troops out earlier than they recommended.

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**Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-old-school-long-standing-republicans-actually-vote-for-michelle-bachman/589753/43 "2011-08-12T15:52:16Z")

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> [@Recovering\_Republican](#):
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> I don’t know.
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> Do you think Old School Dems like the people who supported JFK, LBJ and FDR…would support “The One”?

It’s well established that Nixon (“Nixon’s the One” - Nixon campaign slogan, 1968) did in fact win many of their votes.

Not that I can see the connection. 😃

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