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2016 Postmortem

Kablooie

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19. If it did something else would arise in it's place.

Reply to illegaloperation (Reply #11)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 12:53 AM

Jun 2013

Conservative voters have always been part of the equation and always will.
You can't eliminate them.

But parties have dissolved in the past and since the Grand Old Party has become the Grotesquely Obsolete Party it probably is time to pour salt on it and watch it bubble away into nothingness.

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My Advice to the Republican Party [View all] TNNurse Jun 2013 OP

Repugs are in a quandary Freddie Jun 2013 #1

Freddie TNNurse Jun 2013 #2

Next time you hear some talking head tout American Democracy non violent transfer of power. gordianot Jun 2013 #3

There is no Tea Party, they are all just Republicans. Sorry. There are not 'better ones' and Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #4

The republican party IS the Tea Party. They have become the angry old white men's party. madinmaryland Jun 2013 #5

They just need to moderate their platform. Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #6

Your history is all confused, Reagan and HW Bush were both anti choice, Reagan was in Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #9

I stand corrected. Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #10

Actually, GHWB was pro-choice until he needed to be anti-choice. Myrina Jun 2013 #17

The best thing for the GOP to do Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #7

Too late. The inmates run the asylum now. DFW Jun 2013 #8

Why do you give the Republican Party advices? illegaloperation Jun 2013 #11

If it did something else would arise in it's place. Kablooie Jun 2013 #19

My advice to the Republican Party is to drop the pretense jmowreader Jun 2013 #12

Great advice! Now let's hope they don't follow it. tiffany_willis Jun 2013 #13

I agree with you in principle those would be good things IF they took the change seriously davidpdx Jun 2013 #14

My advice to the GOP: Carry on! Bake Jun 2013 #15

Here's my advice to the Tea Party... BlueDemKev Jun 2013 #16

I heard this program in NPR yesterday Xyzse Jun 2013 #18