Small Town 4th of July Parade, interesting note about the Republican entry

[Bettie]

Usually, they have a big display of support for both Grassley and the presidential candidate, plus some kind of bashing Obama display.

This year, only local candidates were displayed. Not even House seats were represented.

I don't know what it means, but I found it very interesting, simply because it is such a huge change from the usual.

Dem float/display was as usual, signs for all the candidates they have running from county/state/national.

[Loki]

1. The Republican Party

is toxic.

[Bettie]

2. IN the past it has been toxic

but extremely popular.

This year, there were also no cheers as it went by as per usual behavior.

[forest444]

5. And the beginning of the end for them was by way of none other than their beer bud, Dubya.

The unmitigated disaster that was the Bush regime finally woke many voters up to the sad fact that the GOP was has become little more than a vehicle for extremism and treasonous profiteering.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

[progressoid]

3. Where in IA?

I spent the weekend in Steve King's district. Politics didn't really come up much outside of my own family (who are mostly Democrats in a sea of Republicans). I was in a small town so it was mostly farm implements in the parade!

But it did seem like there wasn't that same smug, self-righteous attitude that I'm used to seeing. I think they've have the wind knocked out of their sails.

[Bettie]

4. Benton County (Dist 1)

Belle Plaine.

Wind knocked out of their sails sounds abut right.

[livingonearth]

6. It's the in thing with righties to be against their own party.

They think it's cool to be an outsider, like a Trump. Trump talks like a fool and says the things they want to hear. They like that. He's not "PC".

[eridani]

7. A word from the 34th LD in WA State--

I’m at the Burien 4th of July parade. The 34th Dems had a great showing. Towards the end of the parade he Trump Truck came by. The crowd on both sides of the street erupted in booing which was continuous until they passed. In all my years of attending many parades in the region I’ve never seen anyone or anything boo’d. Amazing and hopeful.
-bill

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Bill S

[TeamPooka]

8. "Just your local Republican Party kind folks, nothing unwholesome to see here." nt