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Hekate

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29. Not this again. No one is saying they are Dems now & no one expects them to be. What they are...

Mon Nov 2, 2020, 02:24 PM

Nov 2020

...is patriots who love their country. They are patriots who disagree with Democrats on various issues. But they are patriots who recognize Fascism when they see it, and they could see Trump and his cult coming a mile off. No Party name is worth the destruction of the United States as a republic.

Steve Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace sat in the darkened convention hall after Trump’s catastrophic acceptance speech and talked for the MSNBC cameras about what they had just witnessed. You know what Steve talked about? The US Constitution. It was as heartfelt and heartbroken a soliloquy as I have ever heard.

When he says the goal of The Lincoln Project is to destroy the GOP as it is today because it has become rotten to its core — I believe him.

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The Lincoln Project's final ad (Ray Charles!) [View all] My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 OP

K&R for the Lincoln Project and Ray Charles. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2020 #1

Beautiful! northoftheborder Nov 2020 #2

Thank you Lincoln Project! no matrix Nov 2020 #3

Beautiful! n/t Spazito Nov 2020 #4

For some reason Cirque du So-What Nov 2020 #5

You and me, both Brother Buzz Nov 2020 #36

No. That would be for November 4th. calimary Nov 2020 #47

Ray Charles gets my vote as the best singer who ever lived. Goodheart Nov 2020 #6

I love that picture at the end; Lady Liberty w/ VOTE written in a nice font, NY in the background. BComplex Nov 2020 #7

+1 🇺🇸 sheshe2 Nov 2020 #11

made me tear up on what we may loose if drunph wins. go biden/harris. AllaN01Bear Nov 2020 #8

I know bdamomma Nov 2020 #64

Beautiful ... brings tears. CatMor Nov 2020 #9

Gorgeous. It's perfect. I was getting all choked up at the end. crickets Nov 2020 #28

I remember "Chris gonna find Ray Charles" wryter2000 Nov 2020 #38

And "the devil made me do it!" /Geraldine -- I miss Flip. He was hilarious. nt crickets Nov 2020 #57

Same here.... Duppers Nov 2020 #42

Collectively the LP Put Out the Best Ad Campaign I've Seen in My 68 Years Indykatie Nov 2020 #10

Truth! ☝ Duppers Nov 2020 #44

Totally agree! Owl Nov 2020 #60

I had goosebumps listening to that. brer cat Nov 2020 #12

The soul of the nation is African America. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #16

Oh my gosh, they are so young and gorgeous in that photo. Lonestarblue Nov 2020 #25

Reminds me of the 1984 Republican Convention. LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #13

Thank you, Lincoln Project 🇺🇸 sheshe2 Nov 2020 #14

Magnificent! Couldn't have said it better. Hortensis Nov 2020 #15

Lincoln Project. Thank you so much for all the fantastic work !!! C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #17

Kick. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #18

One more day for the Lincoln Project RGTIndy Nov 2020 #19

I'm sorry. But that is lie. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #20

If you think those Never Trumper Republicans are going to suddenly become Democrats RGTIndy Nov 2020 #21

The cofounders have said, multiple times, My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #22

Okay. Good. RGTIndy Nov 2020 #24

Power and influence? Lol, they worked on campaigns. John Weaver , one of the founding members, octoberlib Nov 2020 #49

Look, I get it, the establishment loves Never Trumper Republicans RGTIndy Nov 2020 #51

please stop with the sense of victimhood over things that didn't happen JI7 Nov 2020 #23

Not this again. No one is saying they are Dems now & no one expects them to be. What they are... Hekate Nov 2020 #29

When it comes to winning the election, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. RGTIndy Nov 2020 #32

I'm a progressive Democrat too. Tommymac Nov 2020 #41

You obviously don't know me or most of the rest of us unless you are a returnee (& of course not)... Hekate Nov 2020 #43

I think everyone agrees about winning the election RGTIndy Nov 2020 #46

"You need to leave the '90s and join us in the '20s." Why worry about "third way triangulated" betsuni Nov 2020 #56

In a subtle way, yours may be the best DU post (imo) of 2020 LanternWaste Nov 2020 #65

Wow, thank you! betsuni Nov 2020 #67

Why are you talking about Joe Biden? I'm talking about your Republican heroes. RGTIndy Nov 2020 #66

... betsuni Nov 2020 #68

I don't know what that means, but okay. RGTIndy Nov 2020 #69

... betsuni Nov 2020 #70

I Thought It Might Be "Hit the Road, Jack", panfluteman Nov 2020 #26

That VA_Jill Nov 2020 #27

Perfection Hekate Nov 2020 #30

Makes me proud to be a Democrat. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #31

May I also offer Whitney? wiggs Nov 2020 #33

Yes!...the voice. nt iluvtennis Nov 2020 #39

Beautiful! StarryNite Nov 2020 #34

Brotherhood, environmentalism, and self-rule. Takes a sick mind to be against that. Auggie Nov 2020 #35

Perfect wryter2000 Nov 2020 #37

WOW Tommymac Nov 2020 #40

Brotherhood -- what the GOP has attacked for over 40 years. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #45

Stay hydrated! NightWatcher Nov 2020 #48

These folks are GOO-OOOOD. I dread the day when they go back to being calimary Nov 2020 #50

If they come up against progressive policies, I will be very disappointed, My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #52

Thank you Lincoln Project Clearly fogged in Nov 2020 #53

What a great closing act! Encore! Encore! George II Nov 2020 #54

K&R betsuni Nov 2020 #55

Rt.. Beautiful! Cha Nov 2020 #58

Like you. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #59

Mahalo.. & Like you.. Cha Nov 2020 #61

K&R MustLoveBeagles Nov 2020 #62

This is our country bdamomma Nov 2020 #63

Those who object to TLP don't 'get' what they're about. They're reformers radius777 Nov 2020 #71