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The Velveteen Ocelot

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4. You must be very young.

Sun Feb 7, 2016, 02:38 AM

Feb 2016

Trust me, things have changed. Trump and Cruz, in particular, are just symptoms of where the GOP has allowed itself to go, which is down a very dark and dangerous road. There has always been an undercurrent of really nasty racism and xenophobia but it wasn't allowed to come to the surface until now. Trump et al. have validated the worst impulses of the extreme right. It's very different now that it was when I was a kid.

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That might have been possible decades ago The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #1

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You must be very young. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #4

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I've been a Democrat since I was legal to vote - in 1970. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #11

OK Skittles Feb 2016 #3

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Yes, there are individuals in the Democratic party The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #6

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I have no respect for the collection of knuckledragging orcs The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #20

yes, but for repukes THAT IS THEIR PARTY PLATFORM Skittles Feb 2016 #7

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In rare circumstances HassleCat Feb 2016 #8

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I can remember a few local elections back in the '70s The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #14

This poster admitted to voting for McCain in '08 TDale313 Feb 2016 #15

Well, that tells me a lot about their judgment. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #17

I'm thinking PUMA. TDale313 Feb 2016 #19

You admitted you voted for McCain, you tell us. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #12

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In races where there isn't a democrat running, I've voted for republicans. tammywammy Feb 2016 #18

when i first moved to phoenix i voted DesertFlower Feb 2016 #22