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Pol_070503_Candidates_Dos_Donts.appHeader = "Advice | GOP presidential candidates debate do's and don'ts";
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NBC's Political Director Chuck Todd and Deputy Political Director Mark Murray have put together a list of suggestions for the 10 Republican presidential candidates who will participate in Thursday night's debate on MSNBC. Click one of the names on the left to see those suggestions.";
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Do: Stress your social conservative credentials; emphasize your array of policy initiatives; play up your criticism of the Iraq war.
Don’t: Say the words \"Opus Dei\" or \"The Fellowship\"; talk too much about your immigration stance; sound like you're on the Senate floor.";
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Do: Have an explanation handy for your views on abortion; note that the Republican Party was actually in better hands when you were RNC chair.
Don’t: Remind people why Virginia became a blue state after you left power -- or say the words \"car tax.\"";
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Do: Emphasize those 9/11 credentials; have good answers for Bernie Kerik, your 3 marriages, your disgruntled son and the gay couple you moved in with after your second marriage; have policy proposals besides those relating to 9/11.
Don’t: Remind voters of the pre-9/11 Rudy; propose that other members of your family will join your Cabinet; attack any other candidate.";
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Do: Stress that you're more than just a good resume (conservative, yet pragmatic governor); demonstrate that you're not just running for HHS secretary; challenge your opponents to a marathon (a race you can win).
Don’t: Take cheap shots at your opponents to get headlines; apologize for raising taxes (even Reagan raised them); end up on air after the debate more than any other candidate; announce your rock cover band, Capitol Offense, will be performing after the debate.";
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Do: Remind folks that you have a son who serves; emphasize your knowledge of border issues; smile (there's a tendency for you not to).
Don’t: Say the words \"committee\" or \"Armed Services\"; wear a rumpled suit; be the field's Kucinich -- minus his statuesque new bride.";
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Do: Note you're the most consistent conservative; show your good humor; begin to distance yourself from Bush (when appropriate); and smile -- a lot.
Don’t: Display your infamous temper; remind GOP voters that you're Bob Dole, 2.0; try to sing any Beach Boys knock-offs (it shows age more than you realize).";
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Do: Stress that you actually have a different view on Iraq (that's supported by a majority of Americans); remind the party how it's lost its libertarian streak
Don’t: Be Gravel. Pretty please.";
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Do: Remind yourself you're not debating Ted Kennedy or Shannon O'Brien; flash your great smile and mane of hair; refer often to your sweetheart, Ann Romney.
Don’t: Tell your great squirrel-hunting story; answer that Joseph Smith is your moral leader; get spooked that the Boston Globe is going to dissect everything you say; utter the word \"dianetics.\"";
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Do: Let people know you're not just a one-trick pony on immigration (unless, of course, you are); emphasize that you are not a xenophobe (as a certain foreign-born GOP governor will be sitting in the front row).
Don’t: Remind people that you probably couldn't win statewide in Colorado, let alone the presidency; follow the Gravel playbook by raising your voice.";
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Do: Remind folks that you were a visionary reformer as governor (e.g., welfare reform); bring up the Harley fetish (but just once); let voters know you come from an important swing state.
Don’t: Tell any Jewish jokes; bring up the chip you had implanted.";
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