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dalton99a

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9. +1. Republicans are not afraid to wield power to achieve their objectives.

Reply to JHB (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 19, 2020, 11:44 AM

Sep 2020

Single-mindedly and ruthlessly. Part of their secret sauce is framing and messaging - Rove and Luntz are master chefs

They know politics is a dirty business. It's not about light and goodness and truth, but about getting things done for their base.

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Rules and principles are for suckers, winning is everything [View all] DSandra Sep 2020 OP

Or, as I've said before... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #1

I've been saying this for years Sunsky Sep 2020 #2

K&R UTUSN Sep 2020 #3

If the senate repubs try that dirty trick tavernier Sep 2020 #4

Impotent rage, that's how Democrats and liberals have been DSandra Sep 2020 #5

We need to mobilize for fighting, not for unilateral disarmament and preemptive surrender dalton99a Sep 2020 #6

They've been at war against us since the 70s DSandra Sep 2020 #8

I highly doubt you are actually planning on murdering Repubs Kaleva Sep 2020 #12

It is wonderful that you have an active imagination. dalton99a Sep 2020 #13

You say we are in a fight for our lives. Kaleva Sep 2020 #16

And it's been so for a long time JHB Sep 2020 #7

+1. Republicans are not afraid to wield power to achieve their objectives. dalton99a Sep 2020 #9

Advocating actions that may result in deaths and/or imprisonment isn't wise. Kaleva Sep 2020 #10

No one is calling for physical violence in this thread. dalton99a Sep 2020 #11

So OP is suggesting we play fair and obey all laws then? Kaleva Sep 2020 #15

Did Right Wingers break laws when they organized to make think tanks and a vast infrastructure DSandra Sep 2020 #17

250,000 Americans had to pay the price for Trump DSandra Sep 2020 #14