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ThoughtCriminal

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11. It's what they always have done - no matter what happens

Mon Oct 1, 2018, 11:37 PM

Oct 2018

Everything feeds a positive-feedback loop that pushes them in that direction.

Win an election: Move farther to the right
Lose an election: Move farther to the right.
Get indicted: Move farther to the right.
Stock market up: Move farther to the right
Stock market down: Move farther to the right.
War: Move farther to the right.
No War: Move farther to the right.
Mass shooting: Move farther to the right.
Sex scandal: Move farther to the right.

There is sort of a version of "Moores Law" for the GOP. They get twice as bat-shit-crazy every 18 months.

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WaPo: After Midterms, "Republicans who remain will be angrier, loopier and more belligerent" [View all] Miles Archer Oct 2018 OP

Hopefully, there won't be many left. Meadowoak Oct 2018 #1

Wreck of the old 97 struggle4progress Oct 2018 #2

Yes, they will. DFW Oct 2018 #3

Rotten Ronnie Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #8

yes, it's totally insulting to use the term "happy warrior" Raine Oct 2018 #13

Reagen was the gateway drug Cosmocat Oct 2018 #14

And they'll drive more "moderates" away Salviati Oct 2018 #4

Except for being angry and belligerent and threatening violence. Blue_true Oct 2018 #5

When they go low we will kick their butts. Chickensoup Oct 2018 #6

Jennifer Rubin hit that one right out of the park BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #7

Kick dalton99a Oct 2018 #9

...and they will make good fodder for the 2020 election. roamer65 Oct 2018 #10

It's what they always have done - no matter what happens ThoughtCriminal Oct 2018 #11

Reduce them and make them irrelevant. LiberalFighter Oct 2018 #12