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In politics today, what Fitzgerald was witnessing was the hunt for the "macaca moment," which got its name after a now infamous off-the-cuff remark made by then U.S. Sen. George Allen, R-Virginia, during his 2006 re-election campaign.
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So infamous are the gaffes, the GOP incorporated the phrase "macaca moment" into its official candidate manuals starting in 2007.