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RazorbackExpat

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42. Just remember, there were the Dixiecrats of the 40s to the 60s
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:19 AM
Sep 2025

They morphed into the Nixon Democrats in the 70s, and the boll weevils/Southern Republicans/Reagan Democrats of the 80s. The Reagan Democrats et al morphed into the Dittoheads, who morphed into the Teabaggers, who morphed into the MAGAts. The MAGAts will morph into something worse.

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VD Vance is like laying down on the couch without your viagra. lapfog_1 Aug 2025 #1
We had better hope that they don't become like Stan Lee's Hydra DFW Aug 2025 #2
I don't sense/discern they have that kind of dedication to a cause. no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #3
Yes but Germany was bombed to hell and back. Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #29
Mark Burnett (Apprentice) and Rupert Murdoch will invent his replacement. rubbersole Aug 2025 #30
I agree. The replacement has already been identified by them. Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #34
MAGAt will always have "hate of selected others" to unite them Seinan Sensei Aug 2025 #31
I can even see them blaming Vance JI7 Aug 2025 #4
At the time, start it for them. But they will probably form the circular firing squad themselves. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #5
Oh, wow. Yes! Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #11
And some of them will start the ct that mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #20
Well, the Pope died after talking to VD Jance... Dulcinea Aug 2025 #22
If he kicks the bucket while in office johnnyfins Aug 2025 #6
I want a time machine to go back in time and destroy Rump Trueblue1968 Aug 2025 #18
Doubt it Polybius Sep 2025 #44
They do represent a force that has always been there. cachukis Aug 2025 #7
Don't underestimate the authoritarian follower's need for an authoritarian leader. LatteLady Aug 2025 #8
Correct Cosmocat Aug 2025 #10
I agree that it won't be vance kkmarie Aug 2025 #13
Beg to differ respectfully. no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #14
Hmmm lonely bird Aug 2025 #17
An interesting alternative. paleotn Aug 2025 #19
We should push the rumour Old Crank Aug 2025 #9
You and Bernard de la Paz have outlined a pretty kick-ass plan Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #12
Absolutely! paleotn Aug 2025 #25
Trump is a generational demagogue, he will not be easily replaced by Republicans. sop Aug 2025 #15
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #16
THE SPELL WILL BE BROKEN! Chasstev365 Aug 2025 #21
We will see a lot of Trump 2.0 attempts but they will fizzle out Buckeyeblue Aug 2025 #23
yes you have worded this well in a way that is hard to explain Phentex Aug 2025 #36
Agreed. A cult leader's greatest fear is being upstaged or usurped. paleotn Aug 2025 #24
It can't happen too soon for me. Diamond_Dog Aug 2025 #26
Nature Abhors A Vacuum OC375 Aug 2025 #27
Vance's Past is Littered with Negative Comments about trump IroningBored Aug 2025 #28
If Trump passes, I fear that there'll be a wave of sympathy, and forever what MAGA view as the greatest president ever Doodley Aug 2025 #32
Dunno. George H.W. Bush didn't exactly ride the coattails of Ronald Reagan. no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #33
Good point! Doodley Aug 2025 #35
I'm picking the "under" on this WestMichRad Aug 2025 #37
Believe there will be one hell of a power republianmushroom Aug 2025 #38
Reminds me of that huge primary Tree Lady Sep 2025 #40
The purpose of ICE salaries -- to keep their interest? lostnfound Sep 2025 #39
Oh, i agree 100%. BUT will it be a permament? (i hope so) bluestarone Sep 2025 #41
Just remember, there were the Dixiecrats of the 40s to the 60s RazorbackExpat Sep 2025 #42
If all things go "as planned". He leaves office in 2029. He still holds rallies. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #43
I look forward to getting sick of the couch molesting, eyeliner, and actual name jokes! Brainfodder Sep 2025 #45
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