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Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
15. Since Bush became President, Bush won.
Wed Oct 28, 2015, 05:03 PM
Oct 2015

The fact that what happened in Florida was cheating does not transfer the victory, sadly.

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #1
Agreed! Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #3
This is the best possible news we can get in light of historical trends. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #2
Technically, Gore won in 2000. That would have been 3 Dems in a row. yardwork Oct 2015 #4
Since Bush became President, Bush won. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #15
My point is that the people elected a Democrat three times in a row. yardwork Oct 2015 #17
The "old rules" about the strength or weakness of an incumbent party no longer apply because the Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #9
Gerrymandering only impacts the House. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #16
I think the poster's point is that gerrymandering allowed the GOP to go extreme. yardwork Oct 2015 #18
I don't agree. Starting with Bush Sr. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #19
First, the "Rockafeller Republicans" weren't really "fiscally conservative socially liberal"). They Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #20
I take exception to the continued use of the word "conservative" to describe them IDemo Oct 2015 #5
Agreed. Students of government once understood the distinction between conservative and reactionary Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #8
The have AM Radio, TV news, the WSJ, both houses of Congress, the SCOTUS, maxsolomon Oct 2015 #6
Exactly. Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #7
It's not so much that liberals have moved to the left as society has moved to the left Johonny Oct 2015 #10
It is spooky when Boehner and Ryan are considered too liberal by so many elected congressmonsters Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #11
Yet this fucked up party controls both the House and Senate FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #12
And the Supreme Court. n/t tabasco Oct 2015 #14
They are good followers and will rally around whatever nutcase tabasco Oct 2015 #13
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