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BrotherIvan

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21. They're between a rock and a hard place

Reply to Cartoonist (Reply #16)

Fri Aug 29, 2014, 01:14 AM

Aug 2014

Once they courted the fundie vote, all of your points became impossible. When they put together this strategy (under Reagan) it was to secure the entire south. It worked and some have never come back.

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Gerrymandering BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #20

Yup - gerrymandering Plucketeer Aug 2014 #22

Those guys are dumb they aint stupid BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #25

Tis an important question indeed! Plucketeer Aug 2014 #28

That's why I think the turtle is dumbfounded by Grimes BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #29

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And I have to add this from TODAY EarlG Aug 2014 #11

I like the way Republicans treat women. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #12

If the Rethuglicons want to steal the elections in 2014 they are going to work a lot harder geretogo Aug 2014 #14

It shouldn't be that hard Cartoonist Aug 2014 #16

They're between a rock and a hard place BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #21

Yet their expected to win the mid-terms... lame54 Aug 2014 #19

Yeah, just like Romney was expected to beat Obama mdbl Aug 2014 #23

He was never expected to beat Obama... lame54 Aug 2014 #24

Ten days out, most opinion polls gave the edge to Romney. BlueCaliDem Aug 2014 #26

either way it wasn't believable... lame54 Aug 2014 #32

You're right. Ten days out, most opinion polls had Romney beating Obama. BlueCaliDem Aug 2014 #27

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