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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: It's over: Murphy actually gained 274 votes, West 34 [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)72. It's not all ego. It's about the votes coming up. The GOP will try to reduce Democratic voters in
January and will drag out any contest they can to maintain their hold. They did it with Coleman and Franken for almost 6 months.
That was to continue the Koch agenda and this is the same, as long as they have a foot in the door.
The problem is not stupidity. We enjoy sayng that, but they would only be stupid if doing a job for the public.
They don't work for the public. This is a thing Democrats have a blind spot on.
What he is actually, is a bought and paid for toady. He will work for his real masters, not people that he claims to represent in FL.
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Putting school teachers and members of the military in the same group with welfare recipients?
merrily
Nov 2012
#77
That is just about what I said the poster was doing; and I already expressed my thoughts
merrily
Nov 2012
#89
I realize what West is, including his hypocrisy. I also realize the nature of government money (our
merrily
Nov 2012
#90
That's what I call good news. Now I want to listen to his concession speech.
Auntie Bush
Nov 2012
#10
Geese, and I guarantee you that he has guns. Maybe even military grade weapons.
AnnieK401
Nov 2012
#48