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GOP orthodoxy lost its market after Bush
Republicans discovered there was no longer significant appetite among the base for their old product—limited government, free markets, and American leadership in the world—a shift catalyzed by George W. Bush leaving office at 32 percent approval followed by eight years of Obama.
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Speaker
Sarah LongwellEvidence Quote
“when george bush left office and then there was eight years of obama when he left he was at 32 approval and that created a world in which the republican party developed an enormous appetite through the obama years to completely change”
Created: 7/7/2026, 10:52:11 PM
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