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Eyeball_Kid

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4. Oh, the curse of hubris...

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2020, 10:22 AM

Sep 2020

Remember that "Permanent Republican Majority"? Remember Tom DeLay? Newt Gingrich? They were gerrymandering and pressuring the media into establishing that majority. They were full of themselves. They thought that they had it all under control.

Democrats need to proceed with plenty of solid backing from their own groundswell, and to always be looking over their shoulders at the next wave of fascism, but only after this current wave is flattened. Because it will come. Fascism is relentless.

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Trump and McConnell are speeding the GOP to permanent minority status [View all] Zorro Sep 2020 OP

We keep hearing this but it never happens. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2020 #1

Zombies. Perfect description. WinstonSmith4740 Sep 2020 #10

I think they prefer being in the minority. They'd rather whine and complain than actually govern. Walleye Sep 2020 #2

Never underestimate nasty Anglo people. walkingman Sep 2020 #3

Oh, the curse of hubris... Eyeball_Kid Sep 2020 #4

Minority status with permanent veto power over Democrats dalton99a Sep 2020 #5

And add DC and Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands as states. BadgerMom Sep 2020 #11

Virgin Islands will be tough to make a state - only 100k people. Lucky Luciano Sep 2020 #12

I agree. They're too small. BadgerMom Sep 2020 #13

Oh joined with PR - not sure about the dynamic of combining them, but Lucky Luciano Sep 2020 #14

Please Make This So colsohlibgal Sep 2020 #6

Looking forward to this! BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 #7

Trump & McConnell speeding permanent GOP control of SCOTUS. maxsolomon Sep 2020 #8

Let us sincerely hope BlueMTexpat Sep 2020 #9

They will always be around but Jspur Sep 2020 #15

They want majority control of SCOTUS at any cost as they see the long term gains worth it which is cstanleytech Sep 2020 #16