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  • Recent newspaper headlines about the links between business and politics cannot augur well for a government that made the common-man the touchstone of its politics.

    Budget Provides Opportunity for Cleaner Governance Amit Tandon 2011

  • Mr. Dudley has been one of the leading proponents of negative real interest rates and quantitative easing, so this common-man razzing is a case of rough justice.

    'I Can't Eat an iPad' 2011

  • In a bid for the common-man vote, Newt says he'd be at home watching "the national championship basketball".

    New Hampshire Republican debate - live: Mitt Romney versus the rest 2012

  • Focus groups are not "scientific," representative samples of larger populations, but in this case, Hart's group does provide a few clues to the basis of Bill Clinton's rising popularity, a combination of nostalgia for the better economic times of the late 1990s and an appreciation of the former president's communication skills and "common-man connection."

    Bill Clinton, Obama's Surprisingly Popular Ally Mark Blumenthal 2010

  • "He doesn't have that common-man connection yet," one of the women responded.

    Bill Clinton, Obama's Surprisingly Popular Ally The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • There may be some local, common-man type celebs who would be a plus, but with all due respect to Senator Joe, he needs to not interfere.

    Rumors abound, Sen. Lieberman may Endorse Scott Brown - Dan_Perrin’s blog - RedState 2010

  • "He doesn't have that common-man connection yet," one of the women responded.

    Bill Clinton, Obama's Surprisingly Popular Ally The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • "He doesn't have that common-man connection yet," one of the women responded.

    Bill Clinton, Obama's Surprisingly Popular Ally Mark Blumenthal 2010

  • Focus groups are not "scientific," representative samples of larger populations, but in this case, Hart's group does provide a few clues to the basis of Bill Clinton's rising popularity, a combination of nostalgia for the better economic times of the late 1990s and an appreciation of the former president's communication skills and "common-man connection."

    Bill Clinton, Obama's Surprisingly Popular Ally The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Focus groups are not "scientific," representative samples of larger populations, but in this case, Hart's group does provide a few clues to the basis of Bill Clinton's rising popularity, a combination of nostalgia for the better economic times of the late 1990s and an appreciation of the former president's communication skills and "common-man connection."

    Bill Clinton, Obama's Surprisingly Popular Ally The Huffington Post News Team 2010

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