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Honeycombe8

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31. Republicans show up to vote...and they vote Republican.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 08:06 PM

Jan 2019

Even if they have to hold their noses. All those who didn't endorse or support Trump? They showed up on election day and voted for him. That's why Republicans win often.

They fall in line and vote the party...reliably. A lot of older voters are Republicans, and they vote reliably.

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I think, I have identified Trump's biggest political nemesis. [View all] DetlefK Jan 2019 OP

The entire Republican party is headed over a cliff. imo saidsimplesimon Jan 2019 #1

I hope that you are right. It has been a disaster dating from Nixon's criminal enterprise. olegramps Jan 2019 #10

How can I help push Dave in VA Jan 2019 #15

Dave, saidsimplesimon Jan 2019 #33

Let's hope so. PatrickforO Jan 2019 #20

How long? DownriverDem Jan 2019 #23

I've been saying that ever since they nominated AWOL Bush Yeehah Jan 2019 #27

Hannity, Fox, Limbaugh control the Republican Party and Trump sharedvalues Jan 2019 #2

Hannity's head is so far up Trump's ass that he can feel the next Big Mac being digested! Initech Jan 2019 #29

Started long before the teabaggers... JHB Jan 2019 #3

Incredibly well said. That's it in a nutshell. n/t Whiskeytide Jan 2019 #4

✅ underpants Jan 2019 #6

it's starting to really hamstring Republicans. cab67 Jan 2019 #9

Traditional political science theory and conventional wisdom... Whiskeytide Jan 2019 #13

Well, because tRump faced no negative consequence for his rabid, extreme rightism. Texin Jan 2019 #17

I certainly forgot to include... Whiskeytide Jan 2019 #22

I don't disagree. cab67 Jan 2019 #26

that is why they have resorted to cheating scarytomcat Jan 2019 #14

Excellent commentary. olegramps Jan 2019 #11

+1 and +1 to the OP. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2019 #12

+1 2naSalit Jan 2019 #16

Yes. Since the 1970s. They've been building this since the Powell Memo came out. calimary Jan 2019 #18

needs to be read and understood by all Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #21

Indeed, Powell provided the blueprint, Buchanan was the architect. ooky Jan 2019 #25

Great post. What concerns me is that there are fewer and fewer ... Whiskeytide Jan 2019 #28

well done! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #19

splendid analysis. Rabrrrrrr Jan 2019 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jan 2019 #30

The really sad added point to what you posted here calimary Jan 2019 #32

The politics of elimination The Wizard Jan 2019 #5

This is why we MUST hold the line on Trump's shutdown Moostache Jan 2019 #7

For the "perception is reality" crowd the MAGA hat is a nightmare underpants Jan 2019 #8

Republicans show up to vote...and they vote Republican. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #31