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2016 Postmortem

Hydra

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4. Yup, they suckered the bottom of the barrel to get it too

Reply to Downwinder (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 08:39 PM

Aug 2012

But I've pointed out before that the Repubs don't chase votes- that would be silly. The can Diebold those. Instead, they're trying to build the illusion that somehow they are legitimate and represent someone other than the 1%...otherwise people might dig deeper into the election fraud and fight harder when someone like Bush takes us into trillion dollar wars.

The Tea Party plot is about manufacturing consent, IMO, and that starts and ends with money, not people.

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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