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2016 Postmortem

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8. I think the base is done with centrist Repugs

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 02:13 AM

Jan 2014

Romney ran as a severe conservative and barely won. The days of Dole and McCain are over.

Heck, Paul Ryan is considered a RINO by a lot of the base.

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I hope Christie hangs in there.. [View all] busterbrown Jan 2014 OP

Thinking pretty much the same here elfin Jan 2014 #1

He is so fucking insane with ego that he just might.. busterbrown Jan 2014 #5

He can't hang too long itsrobert Jan 2014 #3

There are no centrist republicans. Christie is lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #4

I'll concede huntsman, but definitely not pawlenty and bush lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #7

I think the base is done with centrist Repugs anti partisan Jan 2014 #8

So let me ask.. busterbrown Jan 2014 #10

Huntsman couldn't get 2% in 2012 anti partisan Jan 2014 #11

You think they can pull some unknown out of their rear ends.? busterbrown Jan 2014 #12

If they're not severely conservative enough anti partisan Jan 2014 #13

Let's hope for many months of Drip flamingdem Jan 2014 #14