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Ailes was one of the hottest political strategists in the Republican Party, a master of negative campaigning who had helped steer George H.W. Bush to victory in ’88 by casting his opponent Michael Dukakis as soft on crime.
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Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Paxton, a Republican, has long accused local prosecutors in the state's left-leaning urban counties of being soft on crime.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Trump said the deal was too soft on Iran and reimposed the sanctions.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
At the same time, many Democrats are concerned about Iran’s potential to go nuclear, and the party does not want to be cast as soft on Tehran.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 22 June 2025
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Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Paxton, a Republican, has long accused local prosecutors in the state's left-leaning urban counties of being soft on crime.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Trump said the deal was too soft on Iran and reimposed the sanctions.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
At the same time, many Democrats are concerned about Iran’s potential to go nuclear, and the party does not want to be cast as soft on Tehran.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 22 June 2025
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“Soft on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20on. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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