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High Level Campaigning Takes Colorful Turn
James Marlo surveys a campaign cycle marked by lofty rhetoric and blunt labels. Politicians used simple taunts like He's a bum to connect with voters while unleashing four syllable terms and diverse tactics from helicopters to free barbecue. A 69 year old candidate even proposed a foot race to prove fitness for office.
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