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jp11

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4. If this is mentioned in the media it is typically spun as hyper-partisan politics pushes

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2012, 04:48 PM

May 2012

out moderates. Not that the republican party has swung so far right and continues to eat their own for working with democrats to govern when they get elected but that 'both sides' are doing this.

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Purging of the Senate Republicans [View all] babylonsister May 2012 OP

now that Paulites have hijacked repubs in AK Murkowski's time may be up as well nt msongs May 2012 #1

But Murkowski isn't up for re-election until 2016. Tx4obama May 2012 #3

Lamar Alexander is NOT a moderate.... ingac70 May 2012 #2

Not moderate, but most moderate. Bruce Wayne May 2012 #7

Lamar Alexander is an idiot! Mopar151 May 2012 #12

If this is mentioned in the media it is typically spun as hyper-partisan politics pushes jp11 May 2012 #4

"In total, that's an attrition rate of 78 percent." Not enough. Kick 'em all to the curb. Scuba May 2012 #5

Except ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #6

Replace them with Dems. Scuba May 2012 #8

I would love to see that happen ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #11

Beat me to it. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #10

But they are being replaced by the likes of Rand Paul and Whatshisname Lee Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #9