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2016 Postmortem

Hydra

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2. The "Constituency" was always the Koch Bros and other big money

Reply to Downwinder (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 09:18 PM

Aug 2012

They could barely get people to show up at tea party events at one point...must be embarrassing when you can't even get paid people to show up.

Rest assured, the message that comes out will be the same "Give us money and guns while we kil the 'useless' people!!!" that the Repubs have been pushing for relentlessly.

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FreedomWorks: "We've definitely taken over the Republican Party." [View all] RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 OP

The Republican Party sold their soul for a constituency. Now the constituency has taken over. Downwinder Aug 2012 #1

The "Constituency" was always the Koch Bros and other big money Hydra Aug 2012 #2

They had the money but not the voters. They enlisted Downwinder Aug 2012 #3

Yup, they suckered the bottom of the barrel to get it too Hydra Aug 2012 #4

The Republican Party is controlled by a few elitists fat cats davidpdx Aug 2012 #5

Republicans are scum Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #6

I'll agree that they're scum RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #7