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In reply to the discussion: I supported the status quo [View all]retrowire
(10,345 posts)99. It was ABSOLUTELY used against Trump
And the Tom Perez guy? I have no idea and was never apart of that conversation.
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my problem with the status quo thing is that suddenly when a black man becomes president
JI7
Mar 2017
#17
To be fair though, many on DU and other left-liberals have been consistently opposed to Reaganism.
YoungDemCA
Mar 2017
#136
I was alive and active politically during the reagan years and I opposed Reagan
Gothmog
Mar 2017
#149
Many on your list aren't gone yet and can still be fought for. Trumps budget hasn't passed yet
Blue_Warrior
Mar 2017
#36
I so wish Hillary was boring us to death and that there was nothing to post about.
Vinca
Mar 2017
#39
Stupid that the words "status quo" and "establishment" and others suddenly have only negative
betsuni
Mar 2017
#42
I need none of those words to say that the status quo was used in reference tooooooooo....
retrowire
Mar 2017
#76
I'm going to have to get a copy of the True Progressives' Revolutionary Dictionary
betsuni
Mar 2017
#90
I'm sure any answer would be a plate of scrambled words with a side of insult, anyway.
betsuni
Mar 2017
#93
In pursuit of "perfection" foolish people were willing to destroy everything good...
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#52
You're kinda confusing the definition of the "status quo" that was used during the primaries
retrowire
Mar 2017
#65
So Why was it used against Tom Perez who use to work as a garbage man to help pay for college ?
JI7
Mar 2017
#89
no. it was not used on both. in fact trumps popularity was explained as being because people did
JI7
Mar 2017
#104
Practically everyone who has been using the term "status quo" to mean something it isn't
betsuni
Mar 2017
#139
So you agree that all the attacks against Hillary Clinton as being status quo were bullshit.
betsuni
Mar 2017
#115
"methinks thou doth protest too much" - in 60+ posts I didn't see the word "primary" used once.
George II
Mar 2017
#122
"Status quo" is an age old term, probably used more outside of politics than in politics.
George II
Mar 2017
#124
A takeoff on a quote, "if that's status quo, then deal me in"!!! I think people get caught up...
George II
Mar 2017
#118
I supported all of these things, but I also supported radically expanding all of them
YoungDemCA
Mar 2017
#133