Broaden the tent
Posted: August 18, 2020 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: broaden the base, humor, language, make a bigger tent, malaphor, Scaramucci, words Leave a commentThis subtle mixup was uttered on Steve Hilton’s show on Fox by The Mooch, Anthony Scaramucci, when discussing the current demographic base of the Republican Party. https://www.foxnews.com/us/hilton-scaramucci-clash-over-presidential-politics-best-candidate
It is a congruent conflation of “broaden the base” and “make a bigger tent”, both meaning a group or movement that encompasses the broadest and most diverse members possible. A big thanks to Frank King who sent this one in.
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