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2016 Postmortem

Blue_Adept

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11. Politics makes strange bedfellows

Reply to Admiral Loinpresser (Original post)

Sun Apr 24, 2016, 06:27 AM

Apr 2016

There's a reason that saying has been around for hundreds of years.

When your party is running freakin' nutjobs like Trump and Cruz, do you toe the party line and embrace them? Or do you say enough is enough.

And please, no comparisons that trump and cruz are the same as clinton. That's just the talk of assholes.

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Are the Koch brothers political allies of Hillary? [View all] Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 OP

The Kochs helped found and fund the Third Way and the DLC. So, yes. silvershadow Apr 2016 #1

Charles Koch: This is the one issue where Bernie Sanders is right RandySF Apr 2016 #2

honest assessment that hillary is way better suited than any current conservative running is beachbum bob Apr 2016 #3

The Koch brothers (among others) do want that pile of Social Security cash. That Guy 888 Apr 2016 #4

No surprise. Bill Clinton aligned with the Kochs to found the DLC which later became ... Scuba Apr 2016 #5

It's about policy and interests, not labels speaktruthtopower Apr 2016 #6

Hillary Clinton killed Abe Lincoln so ... why wouldn't they be? :rolleyes; uponit7771 Apr 2016 #7

She is unpopular for good reasons and bad. Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #8

Yes. And its my guess they do it through dark money contributions. RiverLover Apr 2016 #9

I'll say it again: bvf Apr 2016 #10

Politics makes strange bedfellows Blue_Adept Apr 2016 #11

Clintons can be bought, thats no shock to anyone. mgcgulfcoast Apr 2016 #12

Bought? Chan790 Apr 2016 #13

Yes. For now. Sky Masterson Apr 2016 #14

No gollygee Apr 2016 #15

I don't believe any Republicans will vote for Hillary. Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #16