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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe reason why McConnell and the senate Republicans always get away with shit
Is because the American people are dumb. This poll is an example.
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onecaliberal
(32,822 posts)Bev54
(10,045 posts)It really is disheartening the way the media portrays everything.
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)The average voter is dumber than a bag of rocks
ShazamIam
(2,570 posts)KPN
(15,642 posts)mikeysnot
(4,756 posts)Money talks. I told comcrap to take a hike in 2016 the forth estate has been dead since bush v Gore in 2000
Lovie777
(12,232 posts)it will backfire on the republicans.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)Yet they'll complain about the "liberal media", as if they're not part of the media themselves.
And many people are stupid and gullible, no doubt.
Also, in my personal and very limited experience (anecdotal), it sure seems like more and more right-wing authoritarians are being created each day.
I don't actually believe this, but it's like there's something in the water creating more of them. The "water" is probably just the RW propaganda that floods our airwaves, though.
By the way, another advantage for Republicans is that they don't really believe in anything other than their power. They're willing to scrap legal precedence for that effort, whereas the Democrats who believe in the benefits of a strong and healthy government, generally try to abide by them.
The only consistent goal that I've witnessed among Republicans is to give the most wealthy control of everything pertaining to this country. It's the James Madison vision of this country.
"Family values" and all of their other manipulative BS over the years clearly doesn't matter, or they would've never supported Trump.
Skittles
(153,147 posts)same as with women
maxrandb
(15,320 posts)is because the 50 Retrumplican senators represent 45 million less Americans than the 50 Democrats.
Hate Radio has so saturated Dumbfuckistan States like West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, Utah, Idaho, etc., that Dems could run Jesus against a serial rapist and still lose by 10 percentage points.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)Polybius
(15,381 posts)They have no idea that it's the filibuster.