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Curmudgeoness

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20. They definitely are trying to win votes,

Reply to proverbialwisdom (Reply #18)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 06:19 PM

Aug 2012

but they are not worried about the die-hards who will vote for a Republican no matter what. And those are the ones that I keep beating myself up with. They hate Obama with a passion that is frightening. They believe every lie, no matter how many times they are proven wrong. These are not the votes they are worried about.....unless (maybe) they admit that Satan has endorsed them. And probably that wouldn't matter to those voters.

It is the reasonable voter who is not sure which way to vote, or has not made up their minds, or who are thinking of voting for Romney but can be swayed that we (and the GOP) are focussed on.

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Why You’ll Never Convince Ryan Supporters His "Facts" Are Wrong - Eliot Spitzer [View all] Bill USA Aug 2012 OP

Worth a K &R if only for that last paragraph! lastlib Aug 2012 #1

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well all the people I have talked to on the phone and door knocking are motivated here NavyDavy Aug 2012 #6

K&R It is going to be about passion. Hopefully all DUers who can, will work on GOTV efforts JudyM Sep 2012 #22

k&r nt steve2470 Aug 2012 #3

I really don't listen to Paul Ryan. Baitball Blogger Aug 2012 #4

I love Spitzer -- and totally agree. gateley Aug 2012 #5

Once the hard core religious nuts crawled in bed with the GOP, reason and facts are now irrelevant Major Nikon Aug 2012 #7

They have been brainwashed, literally, in a fashion we haven't seen since the 1930s in Europe. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #8

check out what Mike Lofgren, former GOP Cngressional staffer said about the GOP Bill USA Aug 2012 #10

Obviously these people speculating haven't watched FOX "News" Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #9

Whatever, Elliot..we had you as our Governor Cha Aug 2012 #11

You don't like the message, and can't refute it, so shoot the messenger. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #12

I can list President Obama's Accomplishments Cha Aug 2012 #14

You just proved his point. Fuddnik Aug 2012 #15

Stand down? No thanks! proverbialwisdom Aug 2012 #17

Fanaticism fascisthunter Aug 2012 #13

"We will never stop trying to convert the probably unconvertible" Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #16

Ah, but many are convertible; witness the desperate lying at the RNC to win those votes. proverbialwisdom Aug 2012 #18

They definitely are trying to win votes, Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #20

Marking to read later. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #19

great article ddavis195600 Aug 2012 #21

They also comfort themselves when confronted with the lies.... Grammy23 Sep 2012 #23

Scary, but true mikki35 Sep 2012 #24

Three words: Right Wing Authoritarianism meow2u3 Sep 2012 #25

K&R!!! hue Sep 2012 #26

In final stretch, Mitt Romney channels Lee Atwater Herlong Sep 2012 #27