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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:18 AM Original message |
In GOP base, a 'rebellion brewing' (politico) |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. The 30% that still thinks Bush was a good president |
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MUAD_DIB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Dick Rectorum will never be elected POTUS. |
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jesus_of_suburbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 06:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
31. "They firmly believe that all they need to do is start being more conservative and they'll win" |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
2. Good. May they implode on themselves for years to come. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. They are the Democrats circa 1981 |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Was RFK's rhetoric in 1968 "laughable?" |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. "Crazies" is a matter of perception and attunement |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I just don't consider some of that rhetoric "laughable," even in retrospect |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
4. Amazing that Meghan McCain has more power over the GOP than her Dad does... |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. I Think It Is A Mistake To Underestimate The "Bubba Rage" Factor |
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Bosso 63 (759 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Agreed, but I think their rage is the result of fear. |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yes, And Some Of That Fear Is The Same Economic Fear That Many Here Face |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. And? |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. It's not as a result of fear. It IS fear. |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. It's only similar in its intensity. Otherwise it's completely different. "The left's |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. We Will Have To Politely Disagree On Some Points |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
6. Why don't they just split the party in half? tee hee |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
8. "...move away from discordant social issues..." |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
11. When you marry yourself to a certain extremist religous element |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. They fed the beast of hate and bigotry for decades |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. "Unexpectedly high"? |
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The Hope Mobile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. but didn't get anywhere near the same coverage from the MSM nt |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
21. Oh, that's too bad. |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
22. They're going to split. The religious right-wing nutjobs will probably break off |
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The Hope Mobile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. That would be awesome. They're so clueless and paranoid |
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jesus_of_suburbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. I really hope they do... it will put so many Dems in power! |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
25. Their only path back to power is something like a DLC but for Republicans |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. They do have some centrist organizations |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
27. The GOP has alienated suburban and better-educated voters,.... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
28. They're "staunchly conservative" for |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'd hate to see a rebellion. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
30. I hope the same thing happens to them nationally as happened here in Oregon. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
32. Any moderates who might have existed left and went for Obama... |
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cwcwmack (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
34. it's quite simple |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-26-09 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
35. The GOP is dead |
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