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madrchsod

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11. they have purged the moderate republicans

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2012, 04:11 PM

May 2012

there is only a few moderate republican senators left. hell lugar is gone and he was one of the more sane ones in the senate.

the moderate republicans of the 50`s through the 70`s would be moderate democrats today. romney`s dad would be purged from today`s party. chuck percy from illinois and many others through the years would never be elected as a republican today.

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Is the Republican Party shrinking so that it and the Tea Party [View all] rurallib May 2012 OP

Be careful what you wish for. bpj62 May 2012 #1

I hope not DJ13 May 2012 #2

There are very, very few Republican moderates left. Jennicut May 2012 #8

in what world is Lindsey Graham a moderate? rurallib May 2012 #10

What? They have always been one and the same. Those GOP people are running the party, completely. AlinPA May 2012 #3

The Rushblucans ARE the Teabaggers... KharmaTrain May 2012 #4

They are definitely controlling the primary process RDANGELO May 2012 #5

I hope so LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #6

"I like the way you think..." Ikonoklast May 2012 #9

It's almost as if challenging a system from within Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #7

they have purged the moderate republicans madrchsod May 2012 #11