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kentuck

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9. I would agree that the Democratic Party should be embracing populist ideas, such as single-payer...

Reply to Dustlawyer (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 4, 2017, 08:30 AM

Jul 2017

...or Medicare for All.

However, the problem that I see is how long can we bite this bullet? Can we survive day-to-day with a "Russian Roulette" government? Can we wait for the big "shock" that Naomi Klein talks about?

And who is to say that Trump and his Party will not be stronger in 2020 than they are now?

Perhaps we have no choice?

It does seem to me that the GOP is holding all the cards right now, but they don't know how to play them.

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Does the GOP ever recover from the Trump "hi-jacking" of their Party? [View all] kentuck Jul 2017 OP

Even if they wanted to, they can't: They have driven their own voter-base into his arms. DetlefK Jul 2017 #1

They recovered from Nixon. kentuck Jul 2017 #2

let's hope not. spanone Jul 2017 #3

If they don't... kentuck Jul 2017 #4

They obstructed for 8 years in the shadow of the 2008 financial crisis and were rewarded well. Trust Buster Jul 2017 #5

I think they have superior political propaganda. kentuck Jul 2017 #6

Gerrymandering..... usedtobedemgurl Jul 2017 #8

I worry over how long we can keep him tied to the Orange Asshole! Dustlawyer Jul 2017 #7

I would agree that the Democratic Party should be embracing populist ideas, such as single-payer... kentuck Jul 2017 #9

The Republicans will not be strong in 2020 unless they find a really great candidate. Dustlawyer Jul 2017 #11

What happens between now and 2020? kentuck Jul 2017 #13

Many people now see the Republicans as the "party of treason". dmosh42 Jul 2017 #10

So far they haven't suffered, so in that sense no Voltaire2 Jul 2017 #12

No. Their condition is terminal. DinahMoeHum Jul 2017 #14

Trump didn't hijack the Republican Party. He now epitomizes what they have become. DFW Jul 2017 #15

My concern for the well-being of the Republican Party is nil. MineralMan Jul 2017 #16