Poling on the issues clearly demonstrated that most Republicans were much closer to Buchanan on the actual issues that concerned them than they were to any other candidate, which explains why he was winning the early primaries handily. It was only after the Republican/Democrat/MSM machine realized the threat he was beginning to pose to the status quo that they all joined hands in forming a Pat Buchanan destruction machine.
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I'd love to see your authority and support for this one. Opinions don't count!!

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward