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This seems like a problem for the GOP. (Original Post) kpete Oct 2015 OP
Coming from a freeper, this speaks volumes meow2u3 Oct 2015 #1
They got NOTHING! mountain grammy Oct 2015 #2
They have one thing Thav Oct 2015 #12
The comments amuse me! Suich Oct 2015 #3
They don't have to. Marie Marie Oct 2015 #4
"Reagan's gift was persuading middle class citizens to vote against their own best interests" Midnight Writer Oct 2015 #8
Not sure about that. They've got Drug Testing Welfare Recipients. cheapdate Oct 2015 #5
You forgot the recycled evergreens: Betty Karlson Oct 2015 #9
They'll build a fucking wall... world wide wally Oct 2015 #6
Doesnt just apply to Hillary either DJ13 Oct 2015 #7
One of them posted that 40 million illegal alliens and ACORN would steal the election Elwood P Dowd Oct 2015 #10
National Review has this article --also discussed on Last Word tonight. riversedge Oct 2015 #11

meow2u3

(24,759 posts)
1. Coming from a freeper, this speaks volumes
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:13 PM
Oct 2015

All conservos have to offer is tantamount to totalitarianism.

Thav

(946 posts)
12. They have one thing
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:02 PM
Oct 2015

and it's this: "All of those liberal policies are bad and hurting america! Vote for us!"

And that's it. All they have is "that stuff is bad, so we're not going to do that!" Their voters can't think past a one sentence statement, so it works very well for them. If republicans were pushed for what they were going to do, they'd have to answer "whatever it is, it's not liberal policies, cuz they're bad!"

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
4. They don't have to.
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:26 PM
Oct 2015

Between the Fox News viewers who keep voting against their own interests because - you know: Benghazi, Guns, Fear, Hatred, etc. and the gerrymandered districts, they are safe to keep serving their Corporate/1% interests.

Midnight Writer

(21,712 posts)
8. "Reagan's gift was persuading middle class citizens to vote against their own best interests"
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:45 AM
Oct 2015

Praise from Karl Rove

cheapdate

(3,811 posts)
5. Not sure about that. They've got Drug Testing Welfare Recipients.
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 11:55 PM
Oct 2015

Deport Immigrants. Eliminate "Job Killing" Environmental Regulations. Expand Coal, Oil, and Gas Production. Stop "Punishing Success" and Cut Taxes for Hard Working Successful Americans. These are their ideas for the "middle class".

All the old favorites. They're not gone. Trump's made them popular again. The "good" Republicans -- the saner ones -- they'll hold their noses and vote for the party. Meanwhile, Trump's outlandish demagoguery or Carson's absurd persona will energize new or lapsed conservative voters.

A major public opinion survey last week found that GOP leaning voters are generally satisfied with the lineup of candidates. They neither hear about nor care about our ridicule, and if they do, it only strengthens their resolve.

The White House is our only sure hope right now. A win for Sanders or Clinton would be a huge win for all Democrats. Losing the White House would be a huge loss.

 

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)
9. You forgot the recycled evergreens:
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:54 AM
Oct 2015

regulate women's bodies (a.k.a. pro-life)

make gays feel miserable (a.k.a. religious freedom)

DJ13

(23,671 posts)
7. Doesnt just apply to Hillary either
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:13 AM
Oct 2015

In fact, Bernie can put more ground between the two sides than a moderate like Hillary can.

Elwood P Dowd

(11,443 posts)
10. One of them posted that 40 million illegal alliens and ACORN would steal the election
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:25 AM
Oct 2015

for Hillary. They all have drivers licenses and ACORN has registered them to vote. That and the 47 percent of the US citizens that refuse to work and get everything free from the government. Using that logic, we should totally control Congress with a massive majority.

riversedge

(70,077 posts)
11. National Review has this article --also discussed on Last Word tonight.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:33 AM
Oct 2015

Actually I just read most of that article at the website.

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