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MisterP

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8. they pulled out after Ann Richards' loss, and again when they ended the 50-State Strategy

Reply to JPnoodleman (Reply #5)

Mon May 9, 2016, 03:07 PM

May 2016

either they dismiss them as racists or use that as a shortcut to pander and dogwhistle: if there's any candidates they're typically conservative, but they're trying to steal thunder from the Zeuses of conservatism

the party's given up on fighting racism and racial division (if they can win on it, why give that up? same with voter caging)

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