The center-right did not lose the elections because of its harsh rhetoric. This is a self-consoling argument: Berlusconi has always used harsh rhetoric, being a populist extremist.

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As quoted in D'Alema: abbiamo vinto noi non la sinistra radicale, lastampa.it (May 18, 2011)

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