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Cosmocat

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29. The "single issue" voter is full of shit

Reply to AkFemDem (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 01:07 PM

Sep 2020

Abortion just is the one issue the Rs have some moral legitimacy to, they cling to it for that reason.

But, these people have the same malice and hatred to "others" as the rest of them do.

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RBG will be replaced by Trump and there's a silver lining [View all] AkFemDem Sep 2020 OP

Once you make a deal with the devil... safeinOhio Sep 2020 #1

They will be as motivated to keep Roe dead qazplm135 Sep 2020 #2

Are You Serious? sfstaxprep Sep 2020 #3

Yep I'm serious- I come from a large family of evangelicals AkFemDem Sep 2020 #5

Don't be naive. There is no hand-wringing. Codeine Sep 2020 #10

We will see. In the end, exit polls will tell the story. AkFemDem Sep 2020 #12

I would etch that in stone, codeine! CTyankee Sep 2020 #20

I agree with you. Hypocrisy over paradox. Boogiemack Sep 2020 #22

Yes, them getting what they want from him... dubyadiprecession Sep 2020 #13

Yet I bet those anti-abortion Republicans Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #4

And they will still vote for him in order to keep Roe illegal...no we can't stop them but our Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #6

And they will still vote for him in order to keep Roe illegal...no we can't stop them but our Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #7

The Repukes are not going to be able to stop abortion in states like NY, CA, IL, etc. roamer65 Sep 2020 #8

Personally, I don't see this changing their votes at all. Arkansas Granny Sep 2020 #9

... LexVegas Sep 2020 #11

Anecdotal story here. Mike 03 Sep 2020 #14

Question. Was the woman a fundamentalist type Republican or a more "traditional" type? hedda_foil Sep 2020 #21

Traditional. Her husband practiced business law. I knew their kids (two sons, and Mike 03 Sep 2020 #24

Thanks! She most likely thought the crazies would never be able to reverse Roe. hedda_foil Sep 2020 #25

WRONG! PTWB Sep 2020 #15

Gospel fucking truth right there. nt Codeine Sep 2020 #27

No. It's a disaster for next 30 years. zentrum Sep 2020 #16

I don't think it's a big bloc, but I think you're right that some Trump voters will take the W greenjar_01 Sep 2020 #17

I've heard this argument since 1974! Greybnk48 Sep 2020 #18

I've long said that establishment Republicans never actually wanted to overturn Roe Azathoth Sep 2020 #19

The ACA janterry Sep 2020 #23

Pyrrhic victory rusty fender Sep 2020 #26

A "Commander's Wife" sitting on SCOTUS. kairos12 Sep 2020 #28

The "single issue" voter is full of shit Cosmocat Sep 2020 #29