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   mickey1339 said, 6 months ago

   There is an interesting article written by a reasonably liberal political commentator that addresses the Republicans current situation and makes comparisons to the situations the Democrats were in after the 1988 election. I do agree with the cartoon as far as the Republicans being out of touch with much of the electorate today, but one shouldn’t forget that Obama is a superior politician. I am a Libertarian and disagree with both parties in many ways, but don’t count the Republicans out, they still carried close to half the country. Link to the article:

   http://news.yahoo.com/don%E2%80%99t-get-cocky—democrats—the-post-romney-gop-looks-just-like-you-did-two-decades-ago-13564462.html

   I would love to see people toning down the rhetoric though, it’s poison to any constructive change.
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   braindead08 said, 6 months ago

   If at first you don’t secede…
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   Radish said, 6 months ago

   @mickey1339

   Good post.
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   MortyForTyrant said, 6 months ago

   @mickey1339

   In my opinion the GOP has a deeper problem: they want to win. That’s all they want. They don’t want to learn, they don’t want to talk to people, they don’t want to govern, they just want to win. They pander to everyone but don’t change their positions based on changing demographics, so their pandering goes to waste. You can’t send out the candidates son to mutter a few words in Spanish and at the same time talk about self-deportation.

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   The GOP really believes they can pull the wool over the eyes of the whole nation, and people realize that and walk away from them. They are dishonest, driven only by their will to power, not by patriotism (all these flag-pins are just jewelry to them) or the urge to improve the lives of people and the nation as a whole. They think starting wars means “strength” and they think evading Roe v. Wade means “morality”.

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   They are deeply misguided in what people want or need and – crucially! – haven’t even hit rock-bottom (the TEA-party is trying to steer the GOP even more to the right). I thought this loss would have been their “coming to Jesus” moment – literally, they could need the Savior right now – but nooo, business as usual with the gay-bashing and the stupid, old, white man in control. They are pretty much doomed, and no Bobby Jindal or Marco Rubio can fix that…
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   edinbaltimore said, 6 months ago

   After 2016, Dems 2 best politicians will be out of office. They’ll need someone with the guts to continue Howard Dean’s 50-state strategy, or they could be quickly marginalized to the west coast and the northeast. Not sure the current group has it in them.
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   narrowminded said, 6 months ago

   @MortyForTyrant

   Remove the log from your eye, then help us with the speck in ours.
   O won because he frightened women, bought votes with food stamps and he’s black.
   He’s a Chicago thug.
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   masterskrain said, 6 months ago

   @narrowminded

   Better find a new grocery store to shop at, because the one you are currently using is only selling Sour Grapes!
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   TheTrustedMechanic said, 6 months ago

   @narrowminded

   There are two saying that pop to mind when I read yoru post:
   1) Insanity is the act of doing the same think time and again and expecting different results.
   2) The first step to getting better is admitting you have a problem.

   
   I did not vote straight party ticket this last election but I did not knowlingly vote for one republican becausethe candidates I did vote for I knew the republican did NOT represent my values or the people in general. I truly wish I had had a choice, because some of the Democrats were not good choices, they were simply better choices than the reps. So I can not express how much I wish the republicans would come back to reality, honor and truth and actually represent the people instead of solely the wealthy and big corporations.

   
   But as long as they hold the same narrow views that you do, we will never be served by the republicans again.
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   The Wolf In Your Midst said, 6 months ago

   Well, I suppose one can hardly blame them. They pine for their homeland of Oldwhitemanistan- of the old white man, by the old white man, for the old white man, as God* intended. They’re just furious that America is no longer that nation.

   • for narrow-minded, selective, hateful interpretations of God)
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    Ms. Ima said, 6 months ago

    When the dems lost power after 40 years they want ballistic and started the giveaway to get elected. It worked. Worthless people vote to get other people’s money.
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    Ms. Ima said, 6 months ago

    @The Wolf In Your Midst

    We won’t worry about seeing you in heaven.
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    ansonia said, 6 months ago

    @MortyForTyrant

    “In my opinion the GOP has a deeper problem: they want to win. "
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    That’s a problem?
    The Democrats don’t want to win?
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    The rest of your post is merely your opinion. Much of it based on hate.
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    fredgold said, 6 months ago

    @Ms. Ima

    I’ve come to the conclusion that you’re probably not a troll. Not even the rethuglicans (and I know this is hard to believe) would pay someone as stupid as you!
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    ansonia said, 6 months ago

    @mickey1339

    “I would love to see people toning down the rhetoric though, it’s poison to any constructive change.”
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    It was a nice thought. Sigh…..
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    ansonia said, 6 months ago

    @narrowminded

    It’s funny. The Left can only think they won because the the GOP is racist, homophobic, etc.
    Have you noticed that they never give Obama credit for what he did to get votes.
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