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20. When you can't win on policy, cheat. And lie ...

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Sat Nov 15, 2014, 10:33 AM

Nov 2014

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Scott Walker Runs Ad Supporting Equal Pay After Repealing Wisconsin's Equal Pay Law

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The REAL Reason The GOP Keeps Winning: LIES, FRAUD, VOTE-RIGGING & TREASON [View all] Segami Nov 2014 OP

"...Campaign for America’s Future lists.. Segami Nov 2014 #1

The GOP is 10x worse than all the used car salesmen in the world. FarPoint Nov 2014 #2

Trust me, these will look like good times in light of whats ahead. Katashi_itto Nov 2014 #3

This country had better tune the fuck in Cosmocat Nov 2014 #4

If SS were to be destroyed, literally millions of Senior citizens would dying from starvation, ladjf Nov 2014 #11

Guess what won't be covered by the media when (not if) that happens Katashi_itto Nov 2014 #23

Which is why padfun Nov 2014 #34

It is just beyond any comprehension Cosmocat Nov 2014 #57

No one with any sense can fathom the apparent destructive ladjf Nov 2014 #60

This sums it up, but one other thing Cosmocat Nov 2014 #5

Do not underestimate Turbineguy Nov 2014 #6

Do not underestimate the ignorance and stupidity of the American voter. nt ladjf Nov 2014 #12

Ignorance and stupidity. It's an epidemic of mass psychiatric dysfunction. nt ladjf Nov 2014 #14

It's willful stupidity. Many of the 99% will not/cannot handle the reality of what the oligarchy is hue Nov 2014 #19

Your statements are , IMO, undoubtedly true. Part of the problem might ladjf Nov 2014 #25

Is it really stupidity and ignorance? WhiteAndNerdy Nov 2014 #55

You make some good points about society's behavior. ladjf Nov 2014 #56

K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Nov 2014 #7

RedMap trickery aspirant Nov 2014 #8

You are probably correct. However, NOTHING will be done about it. Every National election ladjf Nov 2014 #15

"keeps winning"? Its one election. Give 'em the 2 years, they'll screw it up. 7962 Nov 2014 #9

Demos who say demographics point to victory for Democrats in 2016 ignore kairos12 Nov 2014 #10

So what are we going to do about it? Cyrano Nov 2014 #13

You are correct. No condition as out of balance as our current political system can endure. ladjf Nov 2014 #16

It's as if... CanSocDem Nov 2014 #17

K & R and thank you. mountain grammy Nov 2014 #18

When you can't win on policy, cheat. And lie ... Scuba Nov 2014 #20

K & R for exposure. n/t hue Nov 2014 #21

Sure the game is rigged and many of us know it is. zeemike Nov 2014 #22

It is not a mysterious conspiracy though. Just prioritizing winning above all else. Including Overseas Nov 2014 #48

I do suppose that to be a conspiracy really they would try to hide it. zeemike Nov 2014 #54

With voter ID laws going on and gerrymandering, they didn't realize just cleaning up the voter rolls Overseas Nov 2014 #61

You'd think there would be a simple solution to many of these problems... maddiemom Nov 2014 #24

the easiest solution is to stop giving republicon radio a free speech free ride certainot Nov 2014 #40

Going to a straight popular vote Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #52

Way belated in getting back atcha... but...granted brainwashed voters will still be out there..... maddiemom Nov 2014 #64

Gerrymandering will not be useless because we elect the house by district Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #65

It should be the main reason to vote in every local election...... Historic NY Nov 2014 #26

Well said! Overseas Nov 2014 #49

I am not going to say there is "no difference between the 2 parties" corkhead Nov 2014 #27

That and the Democrats don't have a credible differentiating message. BillZBubb Nov 2014 #28

You've got something there... ReRe Nov 2014 #42

Al Gore actually won the presidency rock Nov 2014 #29

Amen, Totally Agree colsohlibgal Nov 2014 #30

And those running the Democratic party just stayed silent about it all dflprincess Nov 2014 #47

They didn't stay silent. They held hearings and proposed and challenged proposed laws Overseas Nov 2014 #51

And they win because people like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh keep repeating the big lie. Initech Nov 2014 #31

...and the money that buys all those things. n/t Orsino Nov 2014 #32

GOP also "wins" with a huge assist from Third Way/DLC/"New" "Democrats." blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #33

They are either evil geniuses or AnalystInParadise Nov 2014 #35

Their propaganda ministers are evil geniuses but their voters are dumb-asses. ErikJ Nov 2014 #37

Well good luck AnalystInParadise Nov 2014 #38

Like Mike Malloy says ErikJ Nov 2014 #43

Got it AnalystInParadise Nov 2014 #44

Theyve been dumbed down by the Reichwing evil geniuses ErikJ Nov 2014 #46

Dems need an Echo Chamber like them. ErikJ Nov 2014 #36

their most important tool is republicon radio and the left ignores that fact certainot Nov 2014 #39

Yep. DeSwiss Nov 2014 #41

Thanks for posting. Didn't know about REDMAP. Overseas Nov 2014 #45

I really miss hearing Rachel on the radio. They replaced our left station with RW radio. C Moon Nov 2014 #50

K & R defacto7 Nov 2014 #53

WI Exit Poll (forced to match the recorded vote) midnight Nov 2014 #58

All true. A question then. 99Forever Nov 2014 #59

None. And therein lies the puzzler. snot Nov 2014 #62

When has ANYONE been able to make campaign reform stick? librechik Nov 2014 #63