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Bleacher Creature

(11,504 posts) Thu Mar 5, 2020, 11:45 PM Mar 2020

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This vicious cycle of electing a Republican President after a successful Democrat needs to stop. [View all]

It's like clockwork. A Democratic President cleans up the mess from a Republican. He (and hopefully one day, she) implements responsible economic policies and appoints dedicated public servants, resulting in a strong economy and a government that works.

People then take all of that for granted and elect a Republican to save a few bucks in taxes, and we eventually wind up with an economic collapse and a government that is so inept that people literally suffer and die.

So in response, we elect a Democrat to clean up the mess. Lather, rinse, repeat.

This loop needs to end.

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This vicious cycle of electing a Republican President after a successful Democrat needs to stop. [View all] Bleacher Creature Mar 2020 OP

Democrats have to attack Republican policies. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #1

Yes, I agree! Enough being afraid and playing nice. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2020 #3

Agreed! BadgerMom Mar 2020 #25

No! We must reach across the aisle and work with the other side!! hangaleft Mar 2020 #48

The hand wringing and reaching across the aisle bullshit needs to stop too 47of74 Mar 2020 #60

I'll take 8 out of every 12 years until people wise up. Hoyt Mar 2020 #2

K&R, There hasn't been a democratically elected Republican president in the last 20 years and there uponit7771 Mar 2020 #4

That's what I was thinking: both Bush and traitor Trump were cheated into office. C Moon Mar 2020 #21

It's even worse not fooled Mar 2020 #57

Bleacher Creature, you are so correct that it's not even funny DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #5

California solved this problem. Yavin4 Mar 2020 #6

It took 25 years after Prop 187 BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #13

Well, they did manage to get Gray Davis removed from office, by lying about their own crimes. C Moon Mar 2020 #22

Oh yeah shanti Mar 2020 #32

Wow! $15-20,000? That's nuts! C Moon Mar 2020 #36

california might, literally, recall "permanent democratic leadership" rampartc Mar 2020 #53

We must retain the House and take back the Senate and White House. BadgerMom Mar 2020 #7

And don't forget I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #18

I have thought the same thing Frances Mar 2020 #8

I say this all of the time and have been for years and years. chowder66 Mar 2020 #9

I'll alert the media. dchill Mar 2020 #10

just stop ignoring 1500 coordinated radio stations the russianss have been using for the last 10 yrs certainot Mar 2020 #11

It goes back to FDR. FORGET what Republicans said. rusty quoin Mar 2020 #12

It's human nature. The media doesn't help either Azathoth Mar 2020 #14

A lot of our problems can be traced back to Fox News and AM hate radio. Initech Mar 2020 #15

If propaganda is protected speech, we can expect this from now till extinction. FiveGoodMen Mar 2020 #44

The really sick thing is that there's hate groups in foreign countries running propaganda groups ... Initech Mar 2020 #45

Same as it ever was relayerbob Mar 2020 #16

We need a leader bright enough to figure that out Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #17

We (American voters) are the ones who need to be bright enough to figure it out. herding cats Mar 2020 #24

Yet I think a leader needs to really synthesize the Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #30

It is a weird phenomenon lame54 Mar 2020 #19

Not really, at least from the perspective of government. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #37

I thought GWB would be the last UpInArms Mar 2020 #20

Yeah, I was shocked not fooled Mar 2020 #58

Here's what I think marlakay Mar 2020 #23

You said it much simpler than I Caliman73 Mar 2020 #38

Part of it is very me me me marlakay Mar 2020 #46

If critical thinking was taught in schools area51 Mar 2020 #26

Kids are not the problem Cosmocat Mar 2020 #28

+100000000 Celerity Mar 2020 #33

I would quibble somewhat. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #39

Yes, and didn't raygun not fooled Mar 2020 #59

And each time the republicans get worse and worse. Squinch Mar 2020 #27

i find the teevee gnewz HATE smart presidents as it makes THEM look DUMB.and the ratings! pansypoo53219 Mar 2020 #29

Squirrels are at least cute, smart, and fun to watch. 3catwoman3 Mar 2020 #51

movie reference. SQUIRREL! gnews like dogs/babies. like new shit. pansypoo53219 Mar 2020 #61

I guess I need to get out more, as the saying goes. 3catwoman3 Mar 2020 #62

found some SQUIRREL! clips for you ... Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #63

Every election Rs have won beginning in 2000, they have stolen. 2000, 2004, 2012. Amaryllis Mar 2020 #31

I think you mean 2016, not 2012 nt Celerity Mar 2020 #34

Republicans MAX OUT the credit card (leveraged debt against the Social Security Benefit Fund) WyattKansas Mar 2020 #35

It is the result of the flaws of the system, and the monster can't fix itself? Brainfodder Mar 2020 #40

The problem is hate radio maxrandb Mar 2020 #41

I've noticed the cycle, too. Part of the problem is propaganda media. And another is demigoddess Mar 2020 #42

I'm not fully convinced that Bush II or Trumpsky Harker Mar 2020 #43

That very question was asked on one of the talking head shows a couple of weeks ago Hestia Mar 2020 #47

This, all day every day. mahina Mar 2020 #49

I've often said, if everybody voted the repugs wouldn't have chance of getting elected. rickyhall Mar 2020 #50

The party of FDR morphed into one that voted for deregulation and protections for financial CentralMass Mar 2020 #52

Part of it is the idea that change is good. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #54

We do seem to have fallen into a rut DFW Mar 2020 #55

It always seems to happen under pretty nefarious conditions too. Funny that. nt Baltimike Mar 2020 #56

Yes, I have been saying that for a long time, mostly as disbelief that it happens Perseus Mar 2020 #64

for sure seems like low information voters decide to be "fair" and treestar Mar 2020 #65