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Catchword for “backlash insurance”
Catchword: backlash insurance
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Part of Speech: n.
Quotation: The concept of “backlash insurance,” by which politically vulnerable Republicans are given certain votes on which they are allowed to break ranks and pose as “moderates” before returning to the party line.
Article or Document Title:
“How Do We Know the Rules?” (URL)
Author:
Mark Schmitt
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
TPMCafe
Date of Publication:
Dec. 7, 2005
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