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Could this be the death of the Republican party? (Original Post) vlyons Mar 2018 OP
It sure as hell should be. dchill Mar 2018 #1
Not entirely. They'll be zombies for a long time. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #2
It's slow, but sure, death bearsfootball516 Mar 2018 #3
They know if they don't install fascism rzemanfl Mar 2018 #4
No they plunged this nation into the great depression and fought FDR into getting this ... Botany Mar 2018 #5
I had this discussion in 1964. PCIntern Mar 2018 #6
I sure hope so easttexaslefty Mar 2018 #7
We will find out in the midterm elections workinclasszero Mar 2018 #8
They control all 3 branches of the federal government: Calista241 Mar 2018 #9
the republican party that controls white house, congress and a majority of states? nt msongs Mar 2018 #10
A professor I once had MichMary Mar 2018 #11

bearsfootball516

(6,457 posts)
3. It's slow, but sure, death
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 01:33 PM
Mar 2018

The country is turning blue. Millenials and Gen Z voters are voting Democratic more than any other generation in history. It takes time, but it's happening.

Botany

(72,252 posts)
5. No they plunged this nation into the great depression and fought FDR into getting this ...
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 01:42 PM
Mar 2018

.... nation out of it but they survived, they kept Vietnam going and extra 5 years, they
worked with the Ayatholla of Iran to hold Americans prisoners longer in exchange for
weapons, they rigged 3 presidential election in the past 16 years, and they have billions of
dollars to bankroll their actions. And they are backed by the largest criminal operation
in the history of the world which is lead by Vlad Putin

Calista241

(5,595 posts)
9. They control all 3 branches of the federal government:
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 01:49 PM
Mar 2018

Predicting their party’s death is a bit premature.

MichMary

(1,714 posts)
11. A professor I once had
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 04:20 PM
Mar 2018

in a course on the history of political parties predicted that the R party was going to dwindle to a small regional party. About two years later Ronald Reagan was elected in a landslide.

Since then, I don't trust predictions.

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