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). VandeHei's thesis is that these are such "desperate times" for House Republicans that they are sifting through the dregs, dragging in "desperation candidates" from the ranks of celebrities.
Rescuers sifting through the rubble have found thinner-than-recommended steel rods and cement "filled with so much sand that it crumbles in [the workers'] hands."
By sifting such information together, the company believes it can surgically target clusters of voters of special interest to candidates--such as, say, married women in their 30s who are registered as Republicans in New Hampshire.
Scientists are still sifting for the bones, and visitors can tour the dig themselves.
In sifting through the profusion of images Avedon has assembled over the years, it's hard to keep the categories distinct.