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vercetti2021

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6. Well Texas won't be your place soon

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 08:19 PM

Aug 2019

Once this flips. It will stay democratic for a generation.

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In suburban Texas, 'it feels like there's no place for lifelong Republicans like me' [View all] Zorro Aug 2019 OP

When the Leader of the Republican Party Brags About Sexually Assaulting Women, dlk Aug 2019 #1

The biggest mistakes that the GOP made were Progressive Jones Aug 2019 #2

Hillary called it Roy Rolling Aug 2019 #7

And the Evangelical Christians mgardener Aug 2019 #14

He's pretty much devoted his life to the 7 Deadly Sins, & sooner or later that has to sink in. nt Hekate Aug 2019 #15

And he "takes the Lord's name in vain," another Ilsa Aug 2019 #29

The death of the party started when it embraced the southern strategy. Blue_true Aug 2019 #17

+1, and KGOP gets in and spikes the economy with tax cuts mostly for rich people that aren't ... uponit7771 Aug 2019 #23

Democrats come in and fix the problems the GOP created. Blue_true Aug 2019 #35

Absolutely. The "born again" Republicans I know think that the GOP isn't going far enough. Midnight Writer Aug 2019 #21

support a primary challenge against drumpf and vote for a Dem in the general Takket Aug 2019 #3

Poor baby. spanone Aug 2019 #4

Too Bad, So Sad. SamKnause Aug 2019 #5

Well Texas won't be your place soon vercetti2021 Aug 2019 #6

More than a generation. Blue_true Aug 2019 #18

That will be the endgame vercetti2021 Aug 2019 #24

Your world changed. You just noticed. You know what to do. NCLefty Aug 2019 #8

Never understood CDerekGo Aug 2019 #9

I'm always amazed at the number of Dems whose parents went all MAGAt. Ligyron Aug 2019 #16

It didn't happen to them overnight. Mariana Aug 2019 #25

Even these people being discouraged enough to just stay home would be great for our party. Ace Rothstein Aug 2019 #10

So much this... Wounded Bear Aug 2019 #11

Agreed rpannier Aug 2019 #26

Aweeee! Texasgal Aug 2019 #12

"It feels like there's no place for lifelong Republicans like me," she said. LudwigPastorius Aug 2019 #13

Sure there is, it's called Russia! TheBlackAdder Aug 2019 #19

No, there isn't, lady. The old Republican Party is dead, dead, dead Vogon_Glory Aug 2019 #31

You have voted for ALL the asswipes that have put this country in it's dire Ferrets are Cool Aug 2019 #20

This! n/t PandoraAwakened Aug 2019 #32

,,, Ferrets are Cool Aug 2019 #33

Too bad. So sad. Yippee! KPN Aug 2019 #22

Do us all a favor... Stay Home rpannier Aug 2019 #27

as a suburban Texan, sure there is: vote Dem! anarch Aug 2019 #28

Since I moved here, I have watched my neighborhood turn Bluer and more diverse every year... JCMach1 Aug 2019 #34

They no longer exist, and now have become the KGBOP duforsure Aug 2019 #30