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2016 Postmortem

TlalocW

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2. Looking at it in a Machiavellian way...

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 12:40 PM

Oct 2013

Or maybe, thinking of it not as a win-win for our side since it would hurt people but as a lose-lose for the republicans, I think the two outcomes are this:

1. Republicans play nice, which makes them look like wimps to their tea-party base, further pissing them off and making it look like Obama is the adult and has control of the brats
2. They do this again, hurting the country, but pushing the House into democrats' hands.

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They got their asses kicked thats for sure.. [View all] busterbrown Oct 2013 OP

Stressing people out during the absolute dreariest time of the year BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #1

Looking at it in a Machiavellian way... TlalocW Oct 2013 #2

Agreed and I can only hope.. busterbrown Oct 2013 #4

will hit them in their primary season ... which is good for us. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #3