As a political strategist, however, I find this new tactic reckless and dangerous for a political party that needs to broaden its base of support to win -- among independents, women and especially Latinos.

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Maine, as part of its efforts to broaden its revenue base, extended its sales tax to car repairs, dog grooming and dry cleaning.

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But he admits dealing with gentrification has taken a back burner because the town's struggling to pay its bills and needs to broaden its tax base.

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One of the most important tasks facing the industry is to broaden its investor base beyond the traditional group of limited partners.

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For one thing, it desperately wants to broaden its European base.

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She sees the SKA as a way to broaden the country's scientific base and diversify its current white, male-dominated complexion.

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As the pollsters point out, the party not only needs to free itself from some of the more extreme ties of the Christian Right but must simultaneously broaden its social and ethnic base.

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