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951-Riverside

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13. There was a right wing talk show host who pretty much hinted at the same thing...
Wed Dec 16, 2015, 09:20 AM
Dec 2015

and when you think about it, the Obama Presidency has made a lot of gun manufacturers, gun shops and right wing groups very wealthy. They've sold millions of flags, pins, tee-shirts, guns, ammo, fear, NRA memberships then there are all of the right wing websites who have made a killing in ADS.

Guns in particular arent exactly cheap but the people who buy them have disposable income due to either being wealthy business owners, retired police or military, etc and this has made the gun industry unbelievably rich.

If there is a republican presidency, all of that goes away so it might not be in big business interest to have a republican in the White House and if you remember, other than cheap Chinese made American flags and bumper stickers, right wing groups werent making much money during the Bush administration.

All of this makes me wonder about what Trump is truly up to since he is a big business guy.

As long as the Republicans can blame a Democrat in the White House for all the harm they're doing, why give up that convenient scapegoat?


Exactly.
They might want to do so, however Sherman A1 Dec 2015 #1
I'm thinking that that might be somewhat deliberate on the part of RNC. yardwork Dec 2015 #2
Possibly Sherman A1 Dec 2015 #3
Having the presidential scapegoat is so convenient for them. yardwork Dec 2015 #4
The general argument is that the RNC has lost power and is not a national party. Johonny Dec 2015 #42
Well, the Republicans have my state by the throat. yardwork Dec 2015 #49
They couldn't win even if they wanted to. ileus Dec 2015 #5
Slow down Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2015 #6
Agreed Sherman A1 Dec 2015 #7
I think many do... Mike Nelson Dec 2015 #8
the people who run the party don't care about abortion except as a wedge issue. yardwork Dec 2015 #19
Who is running the party? No one's in charge. There is a definite leadership vacuum in the GOP. randome Dec 2015 #21
I doubt that. There are people in charge. yardwork Dec 2015 #25
They have money but where is their control? randome Dec 2015 #31
The Republicans are taking over the states, one by one. yardwork Dec 2015 #33
Do Republicans Really Want the Black and Latino Vote? eridani Dec 2015 #9
Bingo! But this sets the stage for white voter turnout on the state level. yardwork Dec 2015 #18
They could win if they run Kasich/Rubio, or NYCButterfinger Dec 2015 #10
There are dozens of better candidates that this slate. yardwork Dec 2015 #16
They're being fucked over by their own dumbass voters. BlueStater Dec 2015 #11
That's the conventional wisdom but I don't know.... yardwork Dec 2015 #17
They didn't much want to in 2008, when things were much worse than now. pnwmom Dec 2015 #12
I'm talking about the people who run the party, not the voters. yardwork Dec 2015 #14
There was a right wing talk show host who pretty much hinted at the same thing... 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #13
You get it. And it's more than guns. yardwork Dec 2015 #15
I think their corporate and 1% masters have told them to throw the race Township75 Dec 2015 #20
"... their corporate and 1% masters ... prefer the likely Dem nominee."? pampango Dec 2015 #44
I think its more like they lost control drray23 Dec 2015 #22
They want it because of SCOTUS. kairos12 Dec 2015 #23
They already have Citizens United. yardwork Dec 2015 #24
Neither party is acting like they really want the Presidency Fumesucker Dec 2015 #26
I think the Republian party is fractured along along the boundries of it's various cadres. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #27
I think that the people who pull the strings would get rid of Trump quick enough if they wanted. yardwork Dec 2015 #29
Trump is too popular to get rid of. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #30
Nobody is too popular to be destroyed when its strategic. yardwork Dec 2015 #37
They would have already done that, if they could. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #39
I'm not into the illuminati type conspiracy theories. yardwork Dec 2015 #40
As long as Republicans control Congress, President The Donald will sign what they send to him. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #41
They show no signs of losing Congress but we can hope! yardwork Dec 2015 #50
I thought last night I was listening to a Democratic debate, I heard Obama and Hillary names Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #28
Exactly. yardwork Dec 2015 #38
I disagree Tab Dec 2015 #32
I'm talking about the people who control the money, not the rank and file. yardwork Dec 2015 #36
Having a Democrat as President gives Democrats / liberals the appearance that they are in power AZ Progressive Dec 2015 #34
I think that's it. Exactly. yardwork Dec 2015 #35
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #43
Well, it's different because Bush actually fucked things up. cyberswede Dec 2015 #45
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #46
What did Obama fuck up, specifically? cyberswede Dec 2015 #47
They do want to win but they have screwed themselves. More in an article soon. nt stevenleser Dec 2015 #48
A lot of wisdom in this thought. You are talking about establishment GOP, not teaparty crazies randys1 Dec 2015 #51
Yes. yardwork Dec 2015 #52
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