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HassleCat

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26. Looking good so far

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2015, 10:00 AM

Jun 2015

So far most of the Republican candidates are too far to the right to be acceptable to voters. Sure, they will run to the middle after the primaries, but they're so far to the right most of them can't even find the middle right now.

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Iowa Poll: Walker maintains popularity with 7-point lead [View all] brooklynite May 2015 OP

Iowa liked Michele Bachmann, too. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #1

Michele Bachmann is from Iowa (Waterloo) Thor_MN May 2015 #7

Actually, they didn't brooklynite May 2015 #15

Oh, yeah; you're right. But Santorum is hardly an improvement. :) The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #20

Thats right workinclasszero Jun 2015 #25

And here's another 7 points for why Iowa shouldn't be "first in the nation" every election . . . Journeyman May 2015 #2

The role of Iowa isn't so much to decide Who will be President as to decide who won't brooklynite May 2015 #17

A president Scott Walker is something to be feared. delrem May 2015 #3

"So it's a question of where Dems hearts are." Enthusiast May 2015 #4

I'm not so sure of that. delrem May 2015 #5

Walker can't carry the center. Rossi May 2015 #16

Walker has done very well carrying Wisconsin's center Jimbo S Jun 2015 #23

'won' pansypoo53219 May 2015 #6

Democrats should retake Control of both Houses but INdemo May 2015 #9

To quote Animal House: "He's a sneaky little shit..." deutsey May 2015 #10

"Government by surprise" Jimbo S Jun 2015 #24

we got an idiot governor. Iowa likes idiot governors rurallib May 2015 #8

Fortuntately we have a slightly Democratic Senate 47of74 May 2015 #19

Walker? SmittynMo May 2015 #11

hahahahahaha fredamae May 2015 #12

... SoapBox May 2015 #13

Joni Ernst should have been the clue Politicalboi May 2015 #14

The day after election day last year... 47of74 May 2015 #18

Please come! Minnesota wants more sane people The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #21

IA borders WI. Haven't they been paying attention? Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #22

Sadly True Koinos Jun 2015 #27

Looking good so far HassleCat Jun 2015 #26

Looks like "so far to the right" now means "so far to the wrong" (in every way). Koinos Jun 2015 #28

Yep. Only one problem HassleCat Jun 2015 #29