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onenote

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12. You aren't demonstrating much in the way of an understanding of politics

Reply to Panasonic (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 02:03 AM

Jan 2013

There is too much at stake for members in terms of committee assignments etc to not caucus with one party or the other and particularly too much at stake for members of the party that currently controls Congress. The idea that a group of repubs is going to splinter off and not caucus with the repubs (thereby giving Democrats control of the House) is ludicrous.

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How hard would it be to convince 20-30 Republicans to quit their party and go Independent? [View all] Panasonic Jan 2013 OP

If its easy, you should be able to name 20 to 30 Republicans that could be convinced. onenote Jan 2013 #1

Does that list have to include LIVING Republicans? Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #3

Pretty damned hard in the next Congress n/t RomneyLies Jan 2013 #2

It would be easiest to have the extreme RW to break with the GOP Gman Jan 2013 #4

I'll take a splinter group that refuses to caucus with ANYBODY. Panasonic Jan 2013 #5

Don't understand politics, do you? HERVEPA Jan 2013 #6

I do understand politics. Panasonic Jan 2013 #7

You aren't demonstrating much in the way of an understanding of politics onenote Jan 2013 #12

About 40-60 million dollars worth of hard. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #8

Impossible with GOP-gerrymandered districts and RW billionaires funding GOP campaigns. highplainsdem Jan 2013 #9

Since I can't think of 10, I reckon pretty damn tough TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #10

Fox News it is all about Fox News underpants Jan 2013 #11

You'd have to convince them that Jesus personally demanded it malz Jan 2013 #13