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brooklynite

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16. This is a pointless question...

Reply to Jamaal510 (Original post)

Wed May 30, 2012, 05:04 PM

May 2012

...because even if the Party didn't exist, there would still be close to half the population with a center-right philosophy and close to a quater of the population with a hard-right philosophy. Someone would form a political party to reflect that philosophy and you'd be back where you started.

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Would this country be better or worse off without the GOP? [View all] Jamaal510 May 2012 OP

If the GOP went away... cyberswede May 2012 #1

It would be squashed by the Democratic party ... zbdent May 2012 #10

Where are we gonna put them? DearAbby May 2012 #2

Don't send them to an alien world Zalatix May 2012 #3

What do you have against Aliens? DearAbby May 2012 #11

As it is right now, we'd have 1 dominant political party... cynatnite May 2012 #4

America would be better off if "normal" Republicans, like those of old, took back their party rustydog May 2012 #5

You've got to remember, the choice the "good cop" offers *only* appears that way Romulox May 2012 #6

Without this Republican Party? kentuck May 2012 #7

Agree completely. randome May 2012 #12

If we could get 8 years of Dem rule Politicalboi May 2012 #8

The world would be a better place with less men? RZM May 2012 #13

Would the country be better off without people who deny evolution, climate change, oppose abortion, onenote May 2012 #9

The system is designed for two major parties nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #14

Single party rule Meiko May 2012 #15

This is a pointless question... brooklynite May 2012 #16