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DFW

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5. They didn't lose it. It was a slow mutation that happened with their blessing.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Feb 5, 2022, 05:03 AM

Feb 2022

First there was Nixon who won in 1968 with his Dirty Tricks Team.
And they saw that it was good.

Then there was Reagan, who won in 1980 by making a deal with the Ayatollahs to hold our hostages until after the election.
And they saw that it was good.

Then there was W, who won with the help of his brother as governor of Florida, as well as a partisan Republican SCOTUS majority.
And they saw that it was good.

Then there was Trump, who got into office with Russian money, media maipulation, and questionable voter tallies in WI, MI, and PA.
OK, they had to be talked into thinking THAT was good, but they sure as hell think so now.

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The Brennan Center: "How Republicans Lost Their Party" [View all] brooklynite Feb 2022 OP

Yes, "ideology and aggression" bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #1

Thanks, I'll definitely put this on my list. XacerbatedDem Feb 2022 #2

They didn't lose their party, they FOUND it maxrandb Feb 2022 #3

X1000!!! 7wo7rees Feb 2022 #4

They didn't lose it. It was a slow mutation that happened with their blessing. DFW Feb 2022 #5