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tabbycat31

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25. I don't think the issue is as big as you say

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 05:45 PM

Oct 2014

Most people I know (including myself) it's just not a big deal to. Maybe I'm in the wrong part of the country or have the wrong circle of people, but a candidate's stance on pot won't persuade me to vote for/against him/her in any way, shape, or form.

(FTR I support legalization and treating it like alcohol/cigarettes, but there are dozens of issues that are much more important to me).

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2014 aside, anyone else get this feeling that the GOP is slowly self-destructing? [View all] NNguyenMD Oct 2014 OP

Even with gerrymandering and voter suppression, they're losing their grip NightWatcher Oct 2014 #1

People have been saying this since W was in power. vi5 Oct 2014 #2

They've been saying it since the 70's YarnAddict Oct 2014 #11

They've been saying it since Goldwater got clobbered in 1964. Jim Lane Oct 2014 #17

And that's too bad YarnAddict Oct 2014 #19

Tell me again what extremists are in the Democratic party? vi5 Oct 2014 #27

There are a lot of people in the middle YarnAddict Oct 2014 #29

The Republican party vi5 Oct 2014 #30

Interestingly, if they win the senate this year, it will be the fatal blow for the GOP ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2014 #3

I thought that way in 2008 tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #4

I agree, however.... Wait Wut Oct 2014 #5

The Repubicans could change their fortunes overnight and it would be a disaster for the Democrats Fumesucker Oct 2014 #6

I don't think the issue is as big as you say tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #25

According to the ACLU there were 8.2 millon cannabis arrests from 2001-2010 Fumesucker Oct 2014 #31

I'm not saying that it is not an issue tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #32

There's other issues that intersect with cannabis legalization Fumesucker Oct 2014 #33

College students don't vote on a regular basis tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #34

This all makes sense, but, sadly, a fair number of Americans leave their brains at home when RKP5637 Oct 2014 #7

It started in the never-talked-about 2006 elections underpants Oct 2014 #8

No JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #9

That's exactly what I see. No whistling by the graveyard for me. You nailed it. freshwest Oct 2014 #20

I've been watching debates on CSPAN and yes, they are self-destructing. tridim Oct 2014 #10

If TPTB and the 1% didn't also own the Democrats hifiguy Oct 2014 #12

So R and D, exactly the same. Check. tridim Oct 2014 #13

No, NOT the same. hifiguy Oct 2014 #14

+100 truebluegreen Oct 2014 #38

Yes, until the seeds that they have planted within the children's curriculum grows fruit Xyzse Oct 2014 #15

No, greed never goes away LeftInTX Oct 2014 #16

Corporate Republicans NEED to be batshit crazy, woo me with science Oct 2014 #18

++++ Vincardog Oct 2014 #28

So true and so sad. hifiguy Oct 2014 #39

I think the logic of the two-party system makes it nearly impossible for a party to collapse. cemaphonic Oct 2014 #21

This is a total distraction. The demise of the GOP has been talked about for a long time. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #22

The GOP isn't going away. Stupid people way outnumber smart ones and their numbers grow. Katashi_itto Oct 2014 #23

Yep. We have a media that manufactures stupidity hifiguy Oct 2014 #40

In the short term, no. In the long term, perhaps, due to demographics. n/t nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #24

The GOP is doing what they have been saying since 1930, drown government and repeal all FDR programs CK_John Oct 2014 #26

As long as midterm elections have low turnout, the GOP will never go away Blaukraut Oct 2014 #35

Far from it, I think they've won for the moment Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #36

Why 2014 aside? maced666 Oct 2014 #37

They've dropped their anti- obamacare, anti-gay marriage, anti-deconstruct social security screeds lindysalsagal Oct 2014 #41