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griffi94

(3,830 posts)
8. They don't think they'll lose elections
Sat Apr 15, 2023, 11:37 AM
Apr 2023

In case anybody has missed it, around 40% of the GOP no longer believes anything that they don't want to be true.
I think as reasonable human beings with critical thinking abilities, we often don't give that the credence that it deserves.
I think most people, regardless of their political affiliation, think that the MAGAs are somehow in touch with reality and just
don't want to acknowledge it.
As someone whose family is firmly in the MAGA camp, I can tell you, they truly believe whatever Fox News tells them to believe.
They really believe that they are being persecuted. That whites are the most discriminated against group. That President Biden is suffering from dementia and so on.

Because they don't want this to be true, they do not believe it. They will not accept evidence (fake polls) and when they continue to
lose elections, they'll scream voter fraud.

My parents aren't religious. Never went to church. Never owned a bible. Never discussed god except in the broadest possible way.
The GOP and Fox News hosts are their god. They believe as devoutly in the GOP and Fox News as the Evangelicals believe in the rapture.

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I just knew it, overturning Roe will destroy the Republican campaigns Walleye Apr 2023 #1
Yes, because in the bubble they live in, they believe it is a winning issue. The fact is if we JohnSJ Apr 2023 #2
And - hammering the ever loving cr*p stopdiggin Apr 2023 #10
Extremely important +++ JohnSJ Apr 2023 #13
And motivating Gen Z to register as Democrats and VOTE every time Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #22
I've seen some editorials lately Freddie Apr 2023 #12
+++ JohnSJ Apr 2023 #14
agree republianmushroom Apr 2023 #19
They don't believe they will lose. Marius25 Apr 2023 #3
They believe on stealing elections............................ Lovie777 Apr 2023 #4
Wisconsin shows us the way. We must fight everywhere we can Arazi Apr 2023 #5
I think the 'policy position' is fairly apparent stopdiggin Apr 2023 #6
Why would they do that when their whole marybourg Apr 2023 #7
They don't think they'll lose elections griffi94 Apr 2023 #8
Reproductive access is now built into every election bronxiteforever Apr 2023 #9
+1. And should be reinforced at every opportunity! -(nt)- stopdiggin Apr 2023 #11
They have no choice. They have painted themselves into a corner. Midnight Writer Apr 2023 #15
Would be nice if they'd fall off the cliff already, and be done with it. Beartracks Apr 2023 #18
Guessing that the RW power-brokers thought they had hired the brightest minds to develop this erronis Apr 2023 #16
A lot of it is because right wing males thought it was an unimportant "women's" issue. Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #23
Hoping you are right! "are going to give them a big dose of "find out"" erronis Apr 2023 #24
Yep. We need to crush the GOP, get a big Senate majority, Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #25
No, and most of them don't intend to. DFW Apr 2023 #17
The cult believes that energizing its base will win usonian Apr 2023 #20
It's ALL riding on 2024. roamer65 Apr 2023 #21
If Red State woman vote for their freedoms pwb Apr 2023 #26
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