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OnDoutside

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17. There's a bigger picture that could emerge where the far right and

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 06:03 AM

Oct 2020

far left of the political spectrum are squeezed out and whatever remains of the GOP fights to reposition itself closer to the center. Personally I think the genie is out of the racist bottle and the GOP is so corrupted, a new party may well emerge after the GOP combusts, or it may go the way of the California GOP and drop to third. Either way there's a lot going to happen, there's no going back.

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'Biden Republicans' think collapse of Republican Party could happen as a consequence of Trump [View all] ck4829 Oct 2020 OP

No thanks. I'll stick with the Democratic Party. roamer65 Oct 2020 #1

I think we all would ck4829 Oct 2020 #2

Me too, but an opposition party (one that's not totally corrupt and bonkers) is a necessary thing Silent3 Oct 2020 #8

There's a bigger picture that could emerge where the far right and OnDoutside Oct 2020 #17

The Lincoln Project is going to be into the fray as well. roamer65 Oct 2020 #25

Yes, their aim of going after the enablers like Haley will get plenty of OnDoutside Oct 2020 #27

It will get mine. roamer65 Oct 2020 #29

Well said. OnDoutside Oct 2020 #30

Yeah, right... regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #3

Reminds me of the breakup of the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada. roamer65 Oct 2020 #5

Right. It seems as if the most a third party could do is rally around some regional issue Buckeyeblue Oct 2020 #21

SHOULD happen. elleng Oct 2020 #4

Agreed n/t jaysunb Oct 2020 #7

If we take TX, the Repuke party is finished. roamer65 Oct 2020 #6

I don't think so. Xolodno Oct 2020 #9

No way DFW Oct 2020 #10

The Green Party? It already is Republican. tinrobot Oct 2020 #11

They have to understand that there is no getting along with the Green Party Renew Deal Oct 2020 #13

100% agree. Never trust a one issue party, they will compromise OnDoutside Oct 2020 #18

For this to work, a lot of republican office holders would have to switch Renew Deal Oct 2020 #12

The moderate wing of the Republican Party...that's a joke, right? airmid Oct 2020 #14

He is a symptom, not a cause Cosmocat Oct 2020 #15

I want the rethuglican party* to be so small and trivial... Raster Oct 2020 #16

Maybe it will bring back the Know Nothing party? Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #19

I agree with your last paragraph, because AT LEAST those peeps are willing to do SOMETHING Volaris Oct 2020 #20

What you'll probably see Windy City Charlie Oct 2020 #22

I got a little notice hung on my door yesterday inviting me to vote for the Socialist Party. abqtommy Oct 2020 #23

They are right about their party's self-destruction. GoCubsGo Oct 2020 #24

Yes, please. nt Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2020 #26

The argument has been made, and I think it a good one, that we need a principled opposition. NNadir Oct 2020 #28