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MineralMan

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10. He is as much a Republican as Bernie was a Democrat

Reply to Va Lefty (Original post)

Tue Aug 15, 2017, 03:04 PM

Aug 2017

Both ran as the nominees of those two parties. That, by definition, makes them part of those parties.

No arguments will change that. Trump ran as a Republican and so is a Republican. Bernie Sanders ran as a Democrat which made him a Democrat as well.

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The traitor in the WH willing to kill people in flood prone areas to undo Obama executive order [View all] Va Lefty Aug 2017 OP

Trumpis not a republican Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #1

The republicans allowed him to run as one of theirs. murielm99 Aug 2017 #3

I have no problem with the republicans owning him Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #6

Trump IS a Republican. They accepted him. Trump is what the GOP has become. FSogol Aug 2017 #5

Just because he called himself a republican to run doesnot make him a republican Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #7

The Republican's sold their soul to Trumpy's style of politics for the chance to get tax breaks for FSogol Aug 2017 #11

I agree with everything you wrote..........however Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #12

I agree JonLP24 Aug 2017 #8

THANK YOU Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #9

He is destroying our country so that the rich will get richer BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #2

so will the government KT2000 Aug 2017 #4

He is as much a Republican as Bernie was a Democrat MineralMan Aug 2017 #10

Someone should ask the working class whites what they think of this... Blue_Tires Aug 2017 #13

...'cause a black guy made fun of him. (n/t) Iggo Aug 2017 #14