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Republicans can't find anything to hit Kaine on, try to spin his positions into being 'ok' if you... (Original Post) Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 OP
So now it's better to chase republicans rather than your own base? onecaliberal Jul 2016 #1
It's polygamy not adultery. nolabear Jul 2016 #2
You don't get it. Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #5
I get it. onecaliberal Jul 2016 #7
Clinton/Kaine are the base. JaneyVee Jul 2016 #6
They are the candidates. They represent 1 vote in two states. Good luck with that onecaliberal Jul 2016 #13
I meant it metaphorically. JaneyVee Jul 2016 #15
We already have the base. TwilightZone Jul 2016 #9
So sick and tired of that negativiity Cary Jul 2016 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author uponit7771 Jul 2016 #18
If you think you do, you are the one who is woefully mistaken. Get out of the bubble onecaliberal Jul 2016 #20
This isn't our mothers dem base uponit7771 Jul 2016 #22
Hillary has the base, has from the beginning. nt DURHAM D Jul 2016 #19
In upside down world you dismiss 14 million voters onecaliberal Jul 2016 #21
Seems you think you control them...you don't. DURHAM D Jul 2016 #23
Hillary only has 8% of Sanders holdovers left Obama had 40% at the same time in 08 uponit7771 Jul 2016 #25
Their nominee is a racist autocrat who is accused of raping a 13yr old girl. JaneyVee Jul 2016 #3
Spare me, I know what their fucking nominee is. FFS onecaliberal Jul 2016 #16
I was responding to the op. JaneyVee Jul 2016 #17
WOW Iliyah Jul 2016 #4
Joe the Revelator if we vote we win Cary Jul 2016 #8
They're not trying to make conservatives like him TDale313 Jul 2016 #10
Well Joe, I'm not so keen to see the party appealing to Repukes.. 2banon Jul 2016 #11
They are spinning the fuck out of his positions. Because he's squeaky clean.... Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #14
Guess I was confused with the OP.. 2banon Jul 2016 #24
It was poorly written sarcasm. Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #26
ah, I gotcha.. 2banon Jul 2016 #27
 

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)
5. You don't get it.
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:16 PM
Jul 2016

The best they can do with this pick, is to make him sound like them, by spinning the fuck out of his actual positions. What does that do for them at the end of the day?

onecaliberal

(32,812 posts)
13. They are the candidates. They represent 1 vote in two states. Good luck with that
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:19 PM
Jul 2016

The base is the voters

TwilightZone

(25,454 posts)
9. We already have the base.
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:18 PM
Jul 2016

That's why they're called the base. This isn't complicated. Much of the base has been supporting Hillary all along.

Response to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Cary

(11,746 posts)
8. Joe the Revelator if we vote we win
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:17 PM
Jul 2016

And not only do we win, we show the Republicans that they must reform their stupid ideology. They already know we can out vote them. They are relying on voter suppression and gerrymandering.

We must make them pay for their cynicism. We must show them that it will never work for them. Then we get more of our agenda.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
10. They're not trying to make conservatives like him
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:18 PM
Jul 2016

They're trying to court us disaffected Bernie supporters by making us not like him.

I wasn't particularly happy with the choice- but in large part due to some of your comments I'm gonna take another look at him.

 

2banon

(7,321 posts)
11. Well Joe, I'm not so keen to see the party appealing to Repukes..
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:18 PM
Jul 2016

but I did think it was interesting that a Libertarian Republican Congress critter Flake, from Arizona congratulated Kaine. I kinda of don't know what to think of that one.

 

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)
14. They are spinning the fuck out of his positions. Because he's squeaky clean....
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:20 PM
Jul 2016

there isn't much more for them to hit him on.

 

2banon

(7,321 posts)
24. Guess I was confused with the OP..
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:25 PM
Jul 2016

It seemed to me you were informing the reader that Repukes are trying to pursuade Repukes to like him. sorry if I misread your point.

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