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Showing Original Post only (View all)When did the GOP Coup begin, in reality? [View all]
I was thinking about this. People keep warning the coup is still on going. I believe it is. When did it start, though? Looking back, I see some possibilities. In my mind, as I look back, I feel like this has been smoldering for a good while. I am interested in the thoughts of others.
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1968 Nixon/Vietnam | |
2 (6%) |
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1972 Nixon/Watergate | |
1 (3%) |
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1994 Newt Gingrich (in general, but including the later impeachment) | |
23 (64%) |
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2000 Bush v Gore | |
5 (14%) |
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2016 Trump/Russian Interference | |
0 (0%) |
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2021 The January 6th attack on the capitol | |
0 (0%) |
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Other Time/incident? | |
5 (14%) |
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When the country club party sold out to vulgar movement conservatives and Christian evangelicals.
betsuni
Feb 2022
#9
It started after Clinton won in '92 and went into overdrive when Obama won in '08.
LonePirate
Feb 2022
#12
They've been on this precise trajectory since the one-two combo of Limbaugh and Gingrich...
JHB
Feb 2022
#17