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applegrove

(118,626 posts)
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:13 PM Jun 2016

GOP Voters Not Happy with Their Party

GOP Voters Not Happy with Their Party

https://politicalwire.com/2016/06/22/gop-voters-not-happy-with-their-party/

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A new Rasmussen Reports survey finds that 73% of Republican voters believe that GOP leaders have lost touch with Republican voters. Just 20% say those leaders have done a good job representing GOP voters.


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GOP Voters Not Happy with Their Party (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2016 OP
It's amazing to me... Wounded Bear Jun 2016 #1
Boo hoo (n/t) PJMcK Jun 2016 #2
I suppose someone should be blamed for that gratuitous Jun 2016 #3
These are the same GOP voters that nominated Trump Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #4
If they ditch Trump at the Convention, they are toast. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #5
The 1262 struggle4progress Jun 2016 #6
Lost touch. C_U_L8R Jun 2016 #7
OH WELL. Somebody voted for the Trumpster. Guess this will be like the time Nay Jun 2016 #8
How many of those Republican voters think the GOP is too "moderate"? Martin Eden Jun 2016 #9
Well whose fault is that? IronLionZion Jun 2016 #10

Wounded Bear

(58,647 posts)
1. It's amazing to me...
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:17 PM
Jun 2016

how long it has taken them to wake up and realize this. Unfortunately, they seem to have attached their Stockholm Syndrome-based affections to Donald Trump.

They continue to be

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
3. I suppose someone should be blamed for that
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:19 PM
Jun 2016

But who?

Republican voters? The people they elected? The big money folks pulling the strings? Obama? Benghazi? Clinton? Somehow, I think I'm getting warmer . . .

Nay

(12,051 posts)
8. OH WELL. Somebody voted for the Trumpster. Guess this will be like the time
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:28 PM
Jun 2016

Nixon got in office somehow, but nobody admits voting for him?

Martin Eden

(12,864 posts)
9. How many of those Republican voters think the GOP is too "moderate"?
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:40 PM
Jun 2016

Donald Trump voters have "lost touch" with reality.

IronLionZion

(45,433 posts)
10. Well whose fault is that?
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 06:44 PM
Jun 2016

Who voted for those leaders? the GOP has been replacing many of their leaders with tea party extremists who don't want to even vote on most legislation. They just block everything.

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