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Garrett78

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12. The media will portray him as a moderate, which is absurd. This is how the Overton Window shifts.

Reply to vlyons (Original post)

Wed Nov 14, 2018, 05:16 PM

Nov 2018

Right wing extremism is normal/mainstream, the likes of Romney and Collins are middle of the road, and single-payer or affordable college is crazy/radical/extremist.

The Republican Party with a lot of help from the media has been able to move the Overton Window drastically rightward.

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Do you think that Romney will be the de facto leader of the GOP [View all] vlyons Nov 2018 OP

A cold, dead leader of a cold, dead party Cary Nov 2018 #1

Nope, not even if Bitch Mitch leaves In It to Win It Nov 2018 #2

Nice post, Draymond. (n/t) Iggo Nov 2018 #4

Pshew! Pshew! Pshew! Iggo Nov 2018 #3

It will be interesting to see...Romney is no "blessing", but he might prove less difficult hlthe2b Nov 2018 #5

I think he's 99% whatever Wall St wants vlyons Nov 2018 #6

Yes... But how many are around to help him in any anti-tarriff battles? hlthe2b Nov 2018 #10

No way. Scoopster Nov 2018 #7

Nope LiberalFighter Nov 2018 #8

Watch for the White Knight run Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #9

Exactly Andy823 Nov 2018 #20

Just watched how Utah is and will play out Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #23

I believe he is still angling to be president rurallib Nov 2018 #11

You'll never get the Trumpers voting for him. OnDoutside Nov 2018 #15

You are probably right. rurallib Nov 2018 #17

I do agree that he would still want to be president but it would probably take an about turn of OnDoutside Nov 2018 #19

That's true I forgot anout the Evangelicals vlyons Nov 2018 #22

The media will portray him as a moderate, which is absurd. This is how the Overton Window shifts. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #12

He is their best chance to climb out of this bigoted hole they have fallen into. Doodley Nov 2018 #13

I don't care so long as it's the Minority Leader eleny Nov 2018 #14

Well, no Zambero Nov 2018 #16

He's going to run for POTUS again. NurseJackie Nov 2018 #18

He will become the McCain of the Senate voicing distrust of Russians and dislike of Trump wishstar Nov 2018 #21

Nope. Only the mormons. lindysalsagal Nov 2018 #24