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5. True, compare the number of serious insurgent campaigns inside the Republican Party to the number

Sun Sep 21, 2014, 10:16 PM

Sep 2014

inside the Democratic Party. Of the major recent ones, I can only think of Republicans.

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Are conservatives more politically active than liberals? [View all] alp227 Sep 2014 OP

Republicans go to politically active churches Bjorn Against Sep 2014 #1

So do Democrats SpartanDem Sep 2014 #10

Some do, but not in equal numbers Bjorn Against Sep 2014 #11

They are where it counts. jeff47 Sep 2014 #2

The far right has easily penetrated the Republican Party, alp227 Sep 2014 #6

You don't steer the party with the presidential ballot. jeff47 Sep 2014 #19

OK, I should have come up with better examples. alp227 Sep 2014 #20

Simply False LondonReign2 Sep 2014 #12

False is your reading of what I said. jeff47 Sep 2014 #18

Data is from 2006-2012 LondonReign2 Sep 2014 #21

Yes. They have fanatical energy. treestar Sep 2014 #3

+1 Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #7

Our side Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #8

People either vote for change, or to fight change leftstreet Sep 2014 #9

There's a difference between their political action and ours. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #13

Right wingers BlindTiresias Sep 2014 #14

They tend to be H2O Man Sep 2014 #16

God, I hope not maxrandb Sep 2014 #17