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<div class="">January 13, 2013</div>
<h1>Core Beliefs of the G.O.P.</h1>
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<strong>To the Editor:</strong> </p>
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Re “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/us/politics/big-battles-ahead-divided-gop-begins-soul-searching.html">G.O.P. Begins Soul-Searching After Tax Vote</a>” (front page, Jan. 6): </p>
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If you look at the antics of the Tea Party-type Republicans, one can
easily view the Republicans as a divided, even leaderless, party.
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However, if you look at the core beliefs shared by both Tea Party and
non-Tea Party Republicans, it’s hard to see any basic differences. They
both worship the wealthy, want to shrink government so it cannot help
the less privileged, seek to slash spending, except on military
expenditures, would try to strip women of the right to abortion, would
work to make all labor unions disappear and would disenfranchise
millions of voters. It’s only on tactics and vehemence that they differ.
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ROGER CARASSO<br> Los Angeles, Jan. 8, 2013 </p>
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