John McCain may have forgotten the 11th Commandment of Republican Politics, or he was never really a Republican….
The 11th Commandment of Republican Politics
Informal Rule of Republican Party Politics
The 11th commandment is a term used in Republican politics to describe an unwritten rule in the party discouraging public attacks on other Republican political candidates. The 11th commandment is “Thou shalt not speak ill of any Republican.”
The informal rule is not, however, meant to discourage healthy debate over policy or political philosophy between Republican candidates for office. It is designed to prevent GOP candidates from launching into personal attacks on each other.
The origin of the 11th commandment is most often credited to former Republican President Ronald Reagan. Though Reagan used the term many times to discourage infighting in the GOP, he did not come up with 11th commandment.
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