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That Was Your Whole Plan, Rick?

by Thomas Lane
01.06.12 | 3:17 pm

Rick Perry’s plan to win South Carolina seems remarkably similar to, well, this.

Meanwhile, check out this epic chart that really puts in proportion just how poorly Perry’s culture war ads served him in Iowa.

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