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Proud Liberal Dem

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13. Yeah. I don't think that it really hurt the GOP

Reply to dsc (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 12, 2021, 01:09 PM

Feb 2021

at least not in the short term. The Iraq War vote was much more difficult for Democrats than it was them at the time, when the public had just been traumatized by 9/11 and we were looking for some payback, even if it was misdirected.

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The Senate Republicans have miscalculated . This akin to the Iran war vote. It will follow them- [View all] Demsrule86 Feb 2021 OP

Wouldn't it be remarkable if this is a turning point? PJMcK Feb 2021 #1

I don't think they convict although I hope the do to...but wouldn't it be nice if this vote Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #5

Do you suppose it was the evidence at the trial or maybe there is some new internal poll? Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #10

The GOP is probably on the road to a permanent fracture. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2021 #11

I agree and this all started long ago with Reagan... His idea of scary words... Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #12

She isn't? lame54 Feb 2021 #2

No, consider how early she left the Trump administration. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #3

In a Steve Bannon way.. lame54 Feb 2021 #7

That is true... Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #9

the only person destroyed by the Iraq vote was Hillary dsc Feb 2021 #4

Sad but true... comradebillyboy Feb 2021 #6

It was certainly part of it. But we had a very divisive primary and the GOP has spent Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #15

Hillary did not lose because of the Iraq vote IMHO...but it dogged both her and Kerry. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #8

It certainly cost her 2008 dsc Feb 2021 #14

Yes I think it cost her votes. But consider Florida and Michigan lost their delegates...this was a Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #16

Yeah. I don't think that it really hurt the GOP Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2021 #13

But Democrats should consider that many of them who now feel the war was wrong supported it Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #18

I don't think that many of them actually wanted war and many of them said so at the time Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2021 #20

When this is over, I would contribute to a monument Chainfire Feb 2021 #17

That is not a bad idea...they are after all worse than Benedict Arnold. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #19