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DemocracyMouse

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16. Our re-vote was supposed to be the electoral college

Reply to Maven (Reply #14)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:22 AM

Sep 2018

But never underestimate the machiavellian influence of monsters like Carl Rove and Manafort who have gummed up the soul of this country. It was all about "winning" the election, even with a prime monster like Trump at the helm. They have pushed all the right nerves – hubs of influence – to bypass any shred of Republican restraint.

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Now Brexit is flipping? [View all] DemocracyMouse Sep 2018 OP

Good luck with that - would the EU even take them back? Merlot Sep 2018 #1

Would the EU Take Them Back . . . DarthDem Sep 2018 #3

Not necessarily... regnaD kciN Sep 2018 #10

It's more likely that Brexit will generate a trillion pounds for the British economy. Pope George Ringo II Sep 2018 #12

Ask Leo Varadkar. His vote is a little more equal than others. Pope George Ringo II Sep 2018 #5

Of course they would. The EU knows it is stronger with the UK than without. RelativelyJones Sep 2018 #7

If Brexit is stopped, the UK remains in the EU DavidDvorkin Sep 2018 #8

Exactly. And it's in the interest of the US that they stay in too. Most OnDoutside Sep 2018 #9

The question is really can it be stopped whopis01 Sep 2018 #15

Read the Mayor of London's op-ed in the Guardian: DemocracyMouse Sep 2018 #2

Speaking of The Guardian, how about a story on election irregularities? Pope George Ringo II Sep 2018 #6

Of course the chaos of Brexit was originated by putin and fomented by RW agits erronis Sep 2018 #4

I wish they would nullify and void it due to Russian BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #11

Yup, that's what I was thinking LiberalLovinLug Sep 2018 #13

Yes yes yes. Mayor Khan is right. Maven Sep 2018 #14

Our re-vote was supposed to be the electoral college DemocracyMouse Sep 2018 #16

Long overdue Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #17