Opinion: Strategizing in St. Paul

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A scene from the Republican National Convention, aboard a lobby-bound hotel elevator with members of the California delegation: One delegate was complaining that veterans’ groups are afraid to endorse Sen. John McCain to their members because it might endanger their status as tax-exempt organizations. Another man spoke up with how he solved this matter at his own VFW. He just waits until he gavels the formal meeting closed and then makes his pitch.