Word: flopper
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...when candidates are punished less for flatly lying than for changing their minds. You can caricature your opponent, airbrush your record, come close to just making things up and suffer less than if you're caught with a belief that has evolved. The political term for flexible is flip-flopper...
...name a few - but failed to inspire. George W. Bush, by contrast, campaigned on a story fully intended to appeal as much to the heart as the brain. In the Republican tale, Bush was a strong leader ready to take on a dangerous world, while Kerry was a "flip-flopper" who held his finger to the wind. Or as Carville crudely put it, Bush effectively told the country, "I'm going to protect you from terrorists in Tehran and the homos in Hollywood...
...Obama knows which charge he fears more. His moves suggest that he would rather be called a flip-flopper than a leftist. His repositioning does not truly risk costing him the support of liberals. They have been enthusiastic about ending Republican rule in Washington for years, before most of them knew Obama's name. Bush and McCain will keep them motivated even if Obama does...
...think there is room today for a politician to change positions without being referred to as a flip-flopper? Jose Rodriguez, WASHINGTON...
McCain's best hope to defang Romney's powerful message of financial expertise may not lie in attempts to paint Romney as a flip-flopper, or in pumping up his own somewhat circumscribed policy background. Rather, some aides argue that Romney's private sector resume is, in itself, a handicap. McCain finance committee member John Lehman, a former investment banker and Secretary of the Navy, says that entrepreneurial experience is simply not transferable to the government sector. "It's so much more fun to run a company. You say, 'do something,' it gets done. You have the leverage of salary...