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Old 10-31-2012, 01:01 PM   #4503
JonInMiddleGA
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Originally Posted by panerd View Post
I would disagree that a big chunk of the GOP believes in smaller government. They just oppose the left's big government ideas. They fully support the Patriot Act, endless war in the Middle East, health care expansion when it is their idea, actually to piggyback on that pretty much any expansion of the government when it is their idea.

I would not disagree with this general take. For me it's considerably more about "what" than "how much". I would stop short of saying that's a majority view of GOP voters but it's a sizable component.
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