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patphil

(6,015 posts)
11. The key is winning the Senate along with the White House.
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 10:23 AM
Jul 2020

Then the Democrats can start to get rid of the whole voter suppression thing.
Eliminate that, and the Republicans will surely be finished.
They can't win with free and open elections.

I don't get the 40% approval rating. Jimmy Carter had a 34% approval at this time in his campaign mucifer Jul 2020 #1
40 years of hate radio and 25 years of Focksnooze will do that to people. Mr. Evil Jul 2020 #37
Agree- plus these are selfish beasts, don't forget that Tumbulu Jul 2020 #61
May this be their last. Miigwech Jul 2020 #2
Republicans exist in a separate ecosystem than we do Mr. Ected Jul 2020 #3
This jayschool2013 Jul 2020 #20
They're so brainwashed they no longer can think for themselves kimbutgar Jul 2020 #21
This is the absolute truth. One of my contractor friends can tell when other tradesmen are listening Evolve Dammit Jul 2020 #26
Bury them six times sixty-six feet deep! RobertDevereaux Jul 2020 #4
Dead Party Walking.... albacore Jul 2020 #5
Every time the GOP has lost a presidential election or taken a drubbing in Congressional elections.. Jedi Guy Jul 2020 #35
That's why I mentioned the long-term stuff.... albacore Jul 2020 #42
I did a quick Google search and, while it's from ten years ago... Jedi Guy Jul 2020 #44
Old... albacore Jul 2020 #45
From a 2019 Gallup poll... Jedi Guy Jul 2020 #50
Jedi Guy, I think it's because people with money know that republicans can be so easily bought BComplex Jul 2020 #46
Money in politics is a problem across the ideological spectrum. Jedi Guy Jul 2020 #51
I agree 100% BComplex Jul 2020 #54
If I had a dollar everytime someone declared a political party dead. fescuerescue Jul 2020 #62
To get that we need to paint Republicans as the Bad Guys. Publicly and Repeatedly. JHB Jul 2020 #6
+1 Well said. n/t Laelth Jul 2020 #13
Yep. Meme is; Dems are "tax and spend liberals". But Republicans are "....?"??? lostnfound Jul 2020 #16
I call them credit card cons. justgamma Jul 2020 #28
That's true. Nt lostnfound Jul 2020 #64
Dems "tax and spend" they say, so say Republicans are "fleece it and forget it" sanatanadharma Jul 2020 #29
I like that. Or maybe Fleece and Fraud. Nt lostnfound Jul 2020 #63
Well, it's high time we STARTED doing messaging like that. calimary Jul 2020 #38
"Borrow and Buy" citizen blues Jul 2020 #41
That's because they ARE the Bad Guys. calimary Jul 2020 #19
Exactly jayschool2013 Jul 2020 #25
Let it be said, Read, and SPREAD. calimary Jul 2020 #27
Because the six companies that own 92% of the media in this country are right wingers? BComplex Jul 2020 #47
i am hoping liz is the vp choice questionseverything Jul 2020 #60
"we need to paint Republicans as the Bad Guys" not_the_one Jul 2020 #59
The election is already being framed as a repudiation of Trumpism GusBob Jul 2020 #7
That's my personal bet, that the GOP fractures after they take a beating in November. Jedi Guy Jul 2020 #36
You better get ready for some bipartisanship. theaocp Jul 2020 #8
Ditto. Double ditto, actually. dixiechiken1 Jul 2020 #9
It is not enough to get rid of the Republican Party. Lonestarblue Jul 2020 #10
That is a major key to turning our country around. If you have these major platforms for BComplex Jul 2020 #67
The key is winning the Senate along with the White House. patphil Jul 2020 #11
Amen and amen!!! Alliepoo Jul 2020 #12
When they go low... we bury them. CaptainTruth Jul 2020 #14
I would hope they get buried so deep that it will take archeologist to find the remains in 1000 yrs. usaf-vet Jul 2020 #15
Well they did get buried wnylib Jul 2020 #40
I'd be satisfied with a crash strong enough to force Hortensis Jul 2020 #17
And then salt the earth. Golden Raisin Jul 2020 #18
they have been dead to me since 1968 gopiscrap Jul 2020 #22
Very well stated. K & R warmfeet Jul 2020 #23
Sadly, I think repuke-style defectoids & regressoids have been with us since the dawn of our time, NBachers Jul 2020 #24
Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2020 #30
one way to make that happen is to destroy rw radio certainot Jul 2020 #31
And Fox +1 la-trucker Jul 2020 #57
I don't want to hear, " Look forward, not back" again. Dustlawyer Jul 2020 #32
Amen to that. 👍👍 Duppers Jul 2020 #39
+1 crickets Jul 2020 #58
Luck to you, and to all of us Laha Jul 2020 #33
It is a wish you will not be granted DFW Jul 2020 #34
We had real suffering under George W. Bush, too. dawg Jul 2020 #43
The Roberts Court did that all on their own with Citizens United DFW Jul 2020 #48
I take your point about Citizens United, but the voters still bear their share of the blame. dawg Jul 2020 #49
We will ALWAYS be the targets of someone's propaganda DFW Jul 2020 #55
Let's hope pressbox69 Jul 2020 #52
From your lips to God's ears Kentuck Peacetrain Jul 2020 #53
If they're shackled to tRump Blue Owl Jul 2020 #56
I don't care if we win by 1 vote, as long as we win... Sancho Jul 2020 #65
What we need is a large Democratic victory followed by a national modernization effort Renew Deal Jul 2020 #66
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