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In reply to the discussion: Pierce: Ralph Northam Should Resign. But Democrats Better Wise Up. [View all]Caliman73
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That's a stupid conspiracy theory. They would have exposed this earlier to win the Governorship!
manor321
Feb 2019
#3
The thing about ratfckng is that it is not a CT, it is a fact. Nixon is laughing, wherever he is...
Hekate
Feb 2019
#11
The GOP could very well get the Governorship AND Lt. Governorship out of this.
SunSeeker
Feb 2019
#21
Some Republicans may have voted for Northam, if they had thought he was racist.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#94
But what is the plan to "get wiser to Rs ratfcking and learn how to forestall it"?
Proud Liberal Dem
Feb 2019
#18
Let's start with: anyone with a photo of themselves in blackface grinning next to a "Klansman"
Empowerer
Feb 2019
#7
Perhaps individuals with compromising behavior in the past just shouldn't run for public office.
Texin
Feb 2019
#40
As someone who has gone through adolescence and young adult-hood it's hard for me
erronis
Feb 2019
#104
Perhaps the solution is to have the respective local and/or national parties investigate prospects.
Texin
Feb 2019
#43
Perhaps part of the solution is to give talks on politics since Nixon to local Dem clubs...
Hekate
Feb 2019
#57
I only wish the Dems would put half the effort into running Trump out of office
pdsimdars
Feb 2019
#15
How about LBJ asking his chauffeur whether he preferred being called "boy" or the n word"
LiberalArkie
Feb 2019
#54
The same organization that dug up that photograph is now peddling an old, and debunked...
George II
Feb 2019
#24
Agreed - the GOP is expert at character assassination. They're like a school of piranha.
walkingman
Feb 2019
#31
Divide and conquer. Set the various groups within the Party against one another.
jalan48
Feb 2019
#42
Careful. You will get accused of intolerance with moderate, logical arguments like that
hueymahl
Feb 2019
#52
People in the throes of knee-jerk reactions don't like when it is pointed out.
PubliusEnigma
Feb 2019
#86
I assumed, perhaps naively, that candidates for high office did oppo research on themselves.
Iggo
Feb 2019
#83
Or we could wise up and not support candidates with histories that can be exploited
loyalsister
Feb 2019
#81
What Franken was accused of might have been criminal acts. He resigned. Did Northam break
Hassler
Feb 2019
#91
The fact that they're going after Fairfax now proves it's a ratfuck
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Feb 2019
#93