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Gothmog

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2. You left out that the GOP has to rely on voter suppression to win races

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2018, 07:35 PM

Oct 2018

Your list is great but you left out that a key element of the GOP game plan is to suppress the vote. The GOP is the party of voter suppression and relies on cheating to win races in addition to the arguments you listed above

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Republicans Have No Choice [View all] NanceGreggs Oct 2018 OP

Thank you Nance saidsimplesimon Oct 2018 #1

You left out that the GOP has to rely on voter suppression to win races Gothmog Oct 2018 #2

I left out a LOT of things. NanceGreggs Oct 2018 #6

I understand and agree Gothmog Oct 2018 #19

Brava, Nance, brava! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2018 #3

K and R...Thank You... Stuart G Oct 2018 #4

K&R... spanone Oct 2018 #5

So true...great piece. There are high level Republicans vocally leaving the party. libdem4life Oct 2018 #7

Shouldn't you be writing speeches for high-level Democratic candidates? calimary Oct 2018 #8

There was a time ... NanceGreggs Oct 2018 #9

I agree with Calimary. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #10

Another thing Nance gets is the cadence. And the repetition. calimary Oct 2018 #13

Absolutely. And short concise sentences with clear points. Don't pad with prose - use poetry. erronis Oct 2018 #16

This style of writing (or speaking) Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #23

Everyone here is far too kind. NanceGreggs Oct 2018 #21

Just one other piece of advice: calimary Oct 2018 #29

Meh, all you'd have to do is avoid the F-bombs. calimary Oct 2018 #15

But that's the problem. NanceGreggs Oct 2018 #17

I haven't found a way to do it without the profanity. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #18

Well, BP, from THIS retired sailor, Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #24

Yeah, I know how you feel. calimary Oct 2018 #30

My Italian American grandmom BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #31

Merde! calimary Oct 2018 #32

What about tax cuts? oberliner Oct 2018 #11

They've had to back off that talking point. NanceGreggs Oct 2018 #20

My biggest fear though is the unhinged supporters of the orange maggot kimbutgar Oct 2018 #12

I'm afraid they'll take to the streets with their guns Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #25

Stamp of approval for this post n/t hibbing Oct 2018 #14

i think this is the most important line: Takket Oct 2018 #22

"Nowhere else for them to go now." NanceGreggs Oct 2018 #27

I have said for years that what this country REALLY needs Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #26

They're not just neck-deep in the mud... thegoose Oct 2018 #28