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Can someone please explain to me why the Republican Party still enjoys [View all]
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
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I was on another thread here just a few minutes ago and said Republicans had
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#2
They mostly racist, bigoted and don't like minorities and they especially don't like those who try
kelliekat44
Nov 2014
#128
Well, as you know, I really despise Republicans and have my entire adult voting life, going
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#6
Yeah, I hadn't considered the 'doppelganger' effect. Here's the thing though. The
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#78
Good points. I try to shy away from comparisons to Nazi stuff, just because
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#136
Fairly simple.. they started a strategy in the 60's by taking local school board elections
Peacetrain
Oct 2014
#4
That is a very interesting article (about, among other things, confirmation bias
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#9
"Childishly dismissing the issues white people face" - and what 'issues' would those
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#107
Well, you never did explain exactly what 'issues' white people face. I'm
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#112
Large swaths of the electorate can't even tell you who the vice president is.
OffWithTheirHeads
Oct 2014
#8
Interesting. Suggests that the media now serve only to confirm folks' pre-existing
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#10
Close. The media confirms folk's pre-existing bias if that bias is right wing. Leftist positions...
Scuba
Oct 2014
#105
I don't think continued support for Republicans can be laid exclusively at the
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#13
Yeah, as regards your point about 'new voters,' I think family traditions
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#18
Despite today's polarization, politics is quite nebulous when it comes to which side some will pick
Populist_Prole
Oct 2014
#12
That is a damned fine and thoughtful response. Do your ideas lend themselves to any
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#15
I like the way you think and approach issues, instead of simply throwing up your hands
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#28
The last sentence of your excerpt is the keeper! The 'Crazification Factor'. Gawd, I
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#22
The Republicans run as the party of straight, white, economically secure Christians.
DemocraticWing
Oct 2014
#20
Excellent analysis. I would add though that 'straight, white, economically secure
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#24
Voting is hardly just about logic. I don't understand why this is such a mystery to you
cali
Oct 2014
#25
Yeah, my wife constantly gives me shit for indulging my Spock-like tendencies to the
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#30
Not often enough, I suppose. I think some of that massive support for President Obama in 2008 was
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#48
Yep. Goes to show that well-tested propaganda works effortlessly on the masses.
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2014
#156
I think you may have a point (or two). It's not for nothing that Melville's
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#35
News media protects Republicans and reports their talking points uncritically
emulatorloo
Oct 2014
#37
It's maddening, isn't it? The contant false equivocation and tu quoque tropes
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#49
The polls are not a true representation of the American electorate.
Dont call me Shirley
Oct 2014
#38
because 30% of the population are bigots and vote Republican because they believe Republicans
VanillaRhapsody
Oct 2014
#39
And isn't that a sad commentary on our electorate (or at least 30% of it)? I think
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#45
can't get shit done because the 30% on the fringe refuse to compromise....
VanillaRhapsody
Oct 2014
#54
Yes, you are very correct, there are a lot of rock bottom people who vote
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#53
“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2014
#41
That is a great quote! I wonder what Steinbeck would say were he alive today. He'd probably
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#46
Your post only makes sense if you think DU is representative of the American public.
former9thward
Oct 2014
#42
Sigh. If only it were so. I suppose I feel that Republicans represent the (economic) interests of
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#65
Excellent survey and analysis. "Scared mushy-middlers" - that's a new demographic. Not
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#51
As I could have expected, awesome analysis. I think it somewhat begs the question, though, which
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#63
West side of Los Angeles. (Maxine Waters' district - Yay!) If I lived in a small rural town, I
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#69
All other things being equal, Dems should equally appeal to half of that
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#68
That shithead Romney never did release all or even most of his tax returns, did he? This
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#73
And yet, the U.S. government under Bush was wiretapping the phone conversations of U.S.
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#82
The tragedy is that we know that there will be other entirely preventable
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#98
I guess it goes to show there's truly nothing new under the sun. That is one hell of a
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#91
And, now the M$M have their little mediawhore Chucky Todd feeding the public Bull$hite on Sunday
Cha
Oct 2014
#89
A little historical perspective: I think the resentment at the so-called 'liberal media' dates back
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#97
You know, I've been thinking about this and I remember, during the aftermath of
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#93
This is a mini-masterpiece. It really deserves to be a thread of its own and I hope
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#101
Thanks. Looks like your new thread is receiving the response I expected. Just out
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#122
Ah, no worries. I had completely failed to take into account the 'tourism' component. The
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#138
Do not get upset over things like this, it is like asking why is the sky blue?
Black Bug
Oct 2014
#92
Wow. That's a great first post (and great advice). I've been an activist since about 1977-8, but
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#94
4 issues. Don't they just go with one? I mean 4. Good gawd that's too many for them to ponder.
lonestarnot
Oct 2014
#114
Isn't that the sad truth? I would add they 'play' to people's ignorance and use
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#115
I think it may have something to do with team inculcation. We have been inculcated with team
lonestarnot
Oct 2014
#113
Thanks for responding. Yeah, the atavistic urge runs deep, that's for sure. I've seen
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#140
1- the party of Big Business, very much so, and 2- the "establishment party", moreso than Dems
steve2470
Nov 2014
#126
Much as I like, admire and even venerate Abe Lincoln, the Republican Party has
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#141
This is so insightful that it almost deserves a thread of its own (hint, hint :). It is a very
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#143
Hey, thanks for responding. The words 'conservative' and its siblings seem
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#139
Thanks for the detailed backgrounder. I knew Powell's name sounded familiar - big suprise, he was
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#169
Hey, thanks for responding. Yeah, money certainly has an insidious effect
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#145
Few could dispute the overall validity of your general observation. Are you by
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#153
I like the way you think and the cut of your jib. I find myself unable to laugh at their
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#160
I like your one-word answer about as much as I like any response on this thread, i guess. It's
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#155
Great article with lots of quotable quotes. My fav was the last one (by Chip Berlet, of
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#161
Hey, stop insulting monkeys! :) Your post brought to mind this oldie-but-goodie:
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#163
The real battle is between "centrist Dems and progressive Dems (Socialists and other points left)."
kentuck
Nov 2014
#164
Thanks for responding. Your lengthy post brought Will Rogers famous quip
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#165