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tinrobot

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13. While he was awful, I think the real shift happened because of Gingrich

Reply to mopinko (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 19, 2023, 11:31 AM

Feb 2023

Don't forget, Reagan worked with a Democratic congress and Tip O'Neill to enact his policies. There was at least some level of cooperation.

It was Gingrich, Whitewater, and the impeachment which really turned the dial up to crazy. They realized impeaching a president for a blowjob was effective enough to get their guy within striking distance of the White House. Add to that Florida's rise as crazy central in 2000, plus the Supreme Court and we have a trifecta.

All of that lead to 9/11 and the Iraq war, which was where the real shift happened.

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The GOP have a structural problem. It became chronic with the rise of Tea Party. [View all] fightforfreedom Feb 2023 OP

it was the days of st ronnie that they embraced lying as a strategy. mopinko Feb 2023 #1

You have to admit, The combination of the Tea Party, Fox News, Internet. made it much worse. fightforfreedom Feb 2023 #2

i find the lying more important than what the lies are about. mopinko Feb 2023 #3

I put the turning point as the tag-team of Newt & Rush JHB Feb 2023 #6

While he was awful, I think the real shift happened because of Gingrich tinrobot Feb 2023 #13

If Democrats vote we will win. We must mobilize every voter in OrlandoDem2 Feb 2023 #4

They praised the GOP court letting dark money into elections Johonny Feb 2023 #5

And that explains why they need to suppress the vote, gerrymander, then claim stolen elections when OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2023 #7

I believe extremism is their strategy right now. Pobeka Feb 2023 #8

I know I wouldn't move to a red state. CrispyQ Feb 2023 #10

Thanks. Pobeka Feb 2023 #12

I mostly agree with the exception that they've been courting the racists, zealots, & loons CrispyQ Feb 2023 #9

This is not necessarily good news for Democrats DFW Feb 2023 #11

Mitt Romney has the distinction of being the first presidential candidate... old as dirt Feb 2023 #14

GOP lies go back much further than the Tea Party or even Reagan, thucythucy Feb 2023 #15