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September 3, 2012
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Republican Convention Issue
Also in This Issue
- The State of the Race — Jay Cost
- Generation Ryan — Byron York
- Citizen Koch Goes to Tampa — Michael Barone
This special Republican Convention issue of The Weekly Standard covered the 2012 election landscape as the GOP prepared for its Tampa convention. Jay Cost analyzed Obama's narrow lead in the race, while Byron York examined Paul Ryan as the first post-boomer vice presidential nominee. The issue featured coverage of convention themes including critiques of Obama's positions on social issues, defenses of the Koch brothers against liberal attacks, and debates over entitlement reform, positioning Ryan as a champion of sound monetary policy.
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The State of the Race PDF
Dirty Harry PDF
Citizen Koch Goes to Tampa PDF
Generation Ryan PDF
Reince Rules PDF
Who's the Extremist? PDF
Where Does It End? PDF
If Sweden Can Do It . . . PDF
Sound Money Gains a Champion PDF
Numbering the Days PDF
A Celebrated Editor PDF
Healthy Trend PDF
Smart Writing PDF
One-China Syndrome PDF
Washington on Fire PDF
A Fan's Notes PDF
Rambo V: The President Takes No Prisoners PDF
The Scrapbook PDF
Casual PDF
What If Everyone's Wrong? PDF
The GOP's '76ers PDF