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LAGC

(5,330 posts) Wed May 4, 2016, 06:18 AM May 2016

It's Official: The Christian Right Has Lost Control of the Republican Party [View all]

With Lyin' Ted Cruz crashing and burning, the writing is on the wall... regular, frequently-attending church-going Christians overwhelmingly preferred Cruz as their candidate. Yet for the first time in a generation, they weren't able to deliver the GOP nomination.

It's Official: The Fascist Wing of the "Grand" Old Party has now taken over.

(At least Carnival Cruz has Carly at his side to help with laying off all those staffers... )

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It's Official: The Christian Right Has Lost Control of the Republican Party [View all] LAGC May 2016 OP

Much of the Christian right was supporting Trump nxylas May 2016 #1

Mostly non-church-attending "Christians" who simply identify with the label, not real worshipers. LAGC May 2016 #2

"Incredible showmanship. The mark of a true demagogue." Well said. pampango May 2016 #3

would be. Trump won't be President if Democrats Get Out the Vote. SCOTUS. Senate. Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #12

Disturbing, isn't it? Dorian Gray May 2016 #5

Hey, he "eats the wafer". AllyCat May 2016 #15

Interesting you put it that way. Indydem May 2016 #4

Classical fascism appealed more to nationalism than religious bigotry or power muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #6

Good info fasttense May 2016 #7

Cruz is more of a clerical fascist meow2u3 May 2016 #18

Yes, that is an interesting development I hadn't considered. auntpurl May 2016 #8

Well I guess you have two evils titaniumsalute May 2016 #9

Remember many of the so called Christian right as the same malaise May 2016 #10

It surprises me that Cruz won in Maine. PotatoChip May 2016 #11

Trump still espouses many views near and dear to the Christian Right. Nt NCTraveler May 2016 #13

I would agree with that. They are good haters and they know a good hater AllyCat May 2016 #17

I would say the thirst for power or to be in the ruling group means much more rurallib May 2016 #14

They never had control of the party in the first place. dawg May 2016 #16

Hallelujah! Can I hear a Hallelujah! now? Kip Humphrey May 2016 #19

It has become more important to them to be political Christians rather than keithbvadu2 May 2016 #20

I don't get the OP, when did the church goers ever get their candidate through the primary? braddy May 2016 #21

The Xian right never had control over the party. They were just used for their votes. Nitram May 2016 #22

the republican party has lost control of the republican party. spanone May 2016 #23

Nah, the corporate overlords lost control. wildeyed May 2016 #24