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Comatose Sphagetti

(836 posts)
Sat Jun 15, 2013, 08:43 PM Jun 2013

I think the GOP is on the way out.

After the '12 drubbing and the loss of some state races due to intolerance, extremism, and an authoritarian, hard-ass attitude you'd think they'd learn.

I was listening to a radio commercial here in the Midwest sponsored by some conservative group and talking about immigration reform. In a nutshell the commercial said, literally, "Learn English and get to the back of the line."

Yeah, that's the way to engage a population you will HAVE to have in the near future to win even dogcatcher.

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I think the GOP is on the way out. (Original Post) Comatose Sphagetti Jun 2013 OP
Voters eliminated the GOP in 2006 & 2008 n/t leftstreet Jun 2013 #1
They have to find a way to control the teabaggers Warpy Jun 2013 #2
same thing was said after clinton reelected in 96 - nt msongs Jun 2013 #3
They will moderate a tad over time steve2470 Jun 2013 #4

Warpy

(114,671 posts)
2. They have to find a way to control the teabaggers
Sat Jun 15, 2013, 09:50 PM
Jun 2013

or the teabaggers are going to rip them apart completely.

steve2470

(37,481 posts)
4. They will moderate a tad over time
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 12:14 AM
Jun 2013

Never enough for we DU'ers of course, but enough to keep things competitive. I thought they were toast after Nixon but nope.

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