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Johonny

(26,644 posts)
31. I read facebook posts
Thu Jul 31, 2014, 02:38 PM
Jul 2014

Where GOP voters lament that welfare pays better than many jobs these days. They think the solution is to eliminate welfare rather than to increase worker's wage. I start to see the fact many GOP voters have woken up. They get the issues. They just think the solutions are to write off whole parts of society. They just want the poor to suffer low wages and to not have welfare or health care. They think tough love is a solution that makes the country better. They are people that lack empathy for other human beings. They are a lot like the people in the GOP running for office. The scary fact becomes clear that their are a lot of heartless voters that seem to enjoy screwing people over without the ability to place themselves in other peoples shoes or to realize that they already wear those shoes. They screw themselves not seeing that the policies of the GOP don't discriminate amongst the 99%.

I have no idea what percentage of GOP voters this is but more and more I think it is nearly all of them left registered Republican. The empathetic ones, the Christians, the intelligent etc... have either given up voting or stopped voting for the GOP. They've created the mythical Teaparty other or the Libertarian other (which are just more GOP) and convinced themselves these people are a better options. They aren't and so down the conservatives go in a death spiral where the last option (voting for a liberal) is never considered because they seem to think they can't consider it. If they vote for a liberal then wages will rise and then Welfare won't seem so bad...

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the next census. unblock Jul 2014 #1
A Miracle...nt abakan Jul 2014 #2
Attempting to persuade people other than the choir jberryhill Jul 2014 #3
Absolutely agreed. Completely... Xyzse Jul 2014 #15
Agree one hundred percent. lovemydog Jul 2014 #43
Democrats to get off their asses and vote madokie Jul 2014 #4
They have nearly perfected the art of Gerrymandering. gordianot Jul 2014 #5
Yea be we have a pretty good lead on them if we'll get them to all vote madokie Jul 2014 #12
Do you believe we actually have an advantage in those gerrymandered districts though? TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #37
What we need is a few million martyrs to Cyrano Jul 2014 #40
Yep, in an organized fashion. Too willy nilly and safe districts become dicey and no impact is made TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #42
A Miracle BillZBubb Jul 2014 #6
The Rapture in October IADEMO2004 Jul 2014 #7
A strong GOTV effort by all of us. MineralMan Jul 2014 #8
This at least gives us a chance - if we stay home because it is impossible then it is our own fault. jwirr Jul 2014 #26
I've talked to 20 or so D candidates for Congress... brooklynite Jul 2014 #9
I agree, but that's Cyrano Jul 2014 #13
About 50% of the people to wake the hell up. sinkingfeeling Jul 2014 #10
+1 Johonny Jul 2014 #19
This is exactly what I'm talking about in the OP. Cyrano Jul 2014 #24
I read facebook posts Johonny Jul 2014 #31
I keep hoping that republicans out there with a working concience hollysmom Jul 2014 #11
Repubs in Congress to work with the President on something... Wounded Bear Jul 2014 #14
Start with a Democratic Party fifty state strategy. longship Jul 2014 #16
Keep drumming the message the GOP has always been FOR big business ... lpbk2713 Jul 2014 #17
Smarter D candidates jamzrockz Jul 2014 #18
I'm not so sure Cyrano Jul 2014 #21
A miracle. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #20
That gerrymandering seems to ensure that Cyrano Jul 2014 #22
Depends on state legislatures. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #27
They've got a lock for the next 8 years i figure 0rganism Jul 2014 #23
Democratic opponents would have to win by 7 points or more Samantha Jul 2014 #25
Democrats need to move Proud Public Servant Jul 2014 #28
Well let's see. Savannahmann Jul 2014 #29
Here's the thing Cyrano Jul 2014 #32
70% of the people blame Hamas for the Israeli situation. Savannahmann Jul 2014 #45
Register democrats and get out the vote The Second Stone Jul 2014 #30
Exactly! treestar Jul 2014 #34
Their attitude to immigrants treestar Jul 2014 #33
Don't forget a near catastrophic tanking of our economy. Initech Jul 2014 #35
A huge GOTV effort and turn out by all of us. m/t FSogol Jul 2014 #36
Somebody hacking into all the Diebold and other electronic voting machines n2doc Jul 2014 #38
It would take a massive effort by maxrandb Jul 2014 #39
One word. Gerrymandering Cyrano Jul 2014 #41
Personal responsibility on the part of each and every democrat lovemydog Jul 2014 #44
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