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Garrett78

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1. Except that the Trump base is the Republican base.
Wed Aug 22, 2018, 11:25 PM
Aug 2018

Republican rhetoric and policy over the last 50 years made the rise of someone like Trump inevitable. McConnell says conservatives have never had it better than they do under Trump.

We can hope that Republicans stay home, but I'm not counting on any voting for Democrats (aside from some anti-Trump Republican pundits on MSNBC).

After Trump, Republicans will attempt to suggest that all is well and that they can continue to be the party that created the Trump monster. We need to make sure they take ownership. We need to make it clear that - with or without Trump - the Republican Party is a racist, sexist, greedy and morally bankrupt institution.

Except that the Trump base is the Republican base. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #1
So true! Sunny Daze Aug 2018 #2
It's been that way since Newt Grinchinch bacame Speaker of the House. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2018 #3
Yup... 2naSalit Aug 2018 #4
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