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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 12:40 PM Aug 2022

WHY The Republican Party WILL NOT BE DESTROYED!

..One question only?

Did we survive the McGovern fiasco?

Well.....the Republican Party will survive this too.

..New leaders will evolve, and get rid of Trump for good...
I don't know how or why, but the Puke Party will remain. And the very wealthy will FUND the Puke Party or
whatever they change the name too.

The very wealthy have always been a big deal in politics,......
.... ............"AND ALWAYS WILL BE A BIG DEAL"............ NO MATTER WHAT"


I WATCHED TV THE NIGHT NIXON LOST...WAS THE PUKE PARTY DESTROYED?
i WORKED FOR McGovern in 72, was our party destroyed?

I watched Bush react to 9/11.. Was the Puke Party Destroyed then?...(evidently, he had a clue that someone
or some group would do that....Is that correct?) Again, was the Puke Party destroyed then??


.maybe a new name........ ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
................................................................... .but the show will be EXACTLY the same

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onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)
1. This isn't watergate. No US President has stolen Americas biggest secrets to sell to
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 12:57 PM
Aug 2022

A foreign country or enemies. Vlad has it all I’m sure.

dameatball

(7,669 posts)
2. An observation from our local Republican primaries: This is a very red, very poor county
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 12:57 PM
Aug 2022

in Florida. We mostly have 60 - 70 year old, white, conservative Christians in our elected county offices. This year we have a refreshing option.....a 50ish, white, conservative, female Christian Republican. Well, at least it's a start, right? But the point is there are very few differences in any real policies or ideas. The main campaign smears are "He/she took some contributions from a "Democrat" group of some kind.

The only thing Republicans need to be in my area is "not a Democrat." So, yes, the Republican party will continue to exist in some form. Our best bet is to take advantage of who they are now and make what gains we can.

EnergizedLib

(3,040 posts)
3. I've had a feeling
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 01:04 PM
Aug 2022

There are no actual conservatives, per se - only anti-liberals, since the conservative/Republican agenda makes no sense and isn’t grounded in morality or reality.

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
6. VERY WELL SAID.." Our best bet is to take advantage of who they are now and make what gains we can."
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 01:11 PM
Aug 2022

...TOTAL TRUTH... " MAKE WHAT GAINS WE CAN".....


an idea about that...(and very important too).....What gains we make.
.".if they are for all people in this country." will remain in effect for ever."


Proof: Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance, Obamacare, safety features on cars, and so on and on and on.

 

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)
4. The Republican Party has to overcome
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 01:06 PM
Aug 2022

a 7 MILLION VOTE DEFICIT, THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY A 3 MILLION VOTE DEFICIT.

they are dying on the vine🤷🏾‍♀️

EnergizedLib

(3,040 posts)
7. Wait
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 01:14 PM
Aug 2022

Raygun won 49 states in 1981 and the popular vote by seven million. We’ve had three Dem presidents since then, two Republicans since that second term and one occupant of the White House who deserves no dignity of the p word.

 

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)
14. Reagan only received 54 million votes in 1984
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 01:50 PM
Aug 2022

Biden and Harris received 81 million votes

Trump lost the pop vote by 3 million in 2016
Trump lost the Pop vote by 7 million in 2020

The tide is turning Rethuglican

The Tide is Blue 💙

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
8. Times change..people change. Over time, my opinion is: they are not dying on the vine.
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 01:17 PM
Aug 2022

....It may appear that way, but they will come back in time, NO MATTER WHAT!!!

History has a way of proving that.

..Name change, leader change, evolution, but the show will be the same: "taking care of wealthy & rich, one way or another"

keithbvadu2

(40,915 posts)
9. If either party ever took total control, they would immediately split into con/lib.
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 01:24 PM
Aug 2022

If either party ever took total control, they would immediately split into con/lib.

Emile

(42,289 posts)
10. The best thing that could happen for the Republicans would
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 01:30 PM
Aug 2022

be Trump goes to jail. With Trump behind bars their party could slowly heal.

Jade Fox

(10,030 posts)
12. The Republican Party was effectively destroyed, at least for awhile, after Watergate.....
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 01:45 PM
Aug 2022

and the Dems got complacent.

Unfortunately, the GOP used their down years to instigate a highly effective system of right-wing talk radio shows all over the country, which is a big part of why we are where we are now.

See David Brock's 2004 book "The Republican Noise Machine".

werdna

(1,230 posts)
13. "The very wealthy have always been a big deal in politics". Rightly so.
Sat Aug 13, 2022, 01:48 PM
Aug 2022

The problem inherent is not our governmental or social systems in facie eius. Historically, the problem has always been they hyper-wealthy wishing to control all aspects of a society vs the masses desire to live a comfortable, sustainable life from cradle to grave; i.e. wealth inequality. Money and economies are all fabricated, artificial entities intended to establish and maintain the few greediest, most power hungry individuals to a status above the rest. Many speculative writers have portrayed money-less systems of fair production and distribution almost since the ideas of money and economies sprang forth. Until we divest ourselves of the demented fantasy of wealth accumulation and the power associated with it we are doomed to continue to suffer as we do now. Rinse, lather, repeat!

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