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catbyte

(34,376 posts) Mon Feb 8, 2021, 12:29 PM Feb 2021

Michael Smerconish: GOP's fear of their base is warranted

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Michael Smerconish: GOP's fear of their base is warranted (Original Post) catbyte Feb 2021 OP

Rightly so, most of them we know are hateful people and at least belligerent.... Thomas Hurt Feb 2021 #1

Hard to disagree with the logic of Smerconish's argument - FEAR of the "base" is front and center. NoMoreRepugs Feb 2021 #2

I guess that makes them pussies magicguido Feb 2021 #3

I have no doubt there will be murders coming. They created Frankenstein. n/t Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #4

Great! Another book to read: Adam Grant's "Think Again" erronis Feb 2021 #5

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

1. Rightly so, most of them we know are hateful people and at least belligerent....

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 12:48 PM

Feb 2021

who knows for sure how many are psychotic and violent. Of course, they all got a taste of that on the 6th, and yet they persist in their sniveling servility.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,417 posts)

2. Hard to disagree with the logic of Smerconish's argument - FEAR of the "base" is front and center.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 12:49 PM

Feb 2021

magicguido

(6,315 posts)

3. I guess that makes them pussies

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 12:57 PM

Feb 2021

Evolve Dammit

(16,725 posts)

4. I have no doubt there will be murders coming. They created Frankenstein. n/t

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Mon Feb 8, 2021, 02:55 PM

Feb 2021

erronis

(15,241 posts)

5. Great! Another book to read: Adam Grant's "Think Again"

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 04:18 PM

Feb 2021

"The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know"

As is pointed out in this segment, the ability to re-evaluate, change positions - something politicians are loathe to do.

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