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Rhiannon12866

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4. They have also become the party that thrives on hate - hate and delusion

Reply to nuxvomica (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 22, 2021, 04:20 AM

Feb 2021

I believe that this started when Reagan began his 1980 presidential campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi, where the bodies of those 3 civil rights workers were found buried in an earthen dam in 1964. This sent a signal to the Southern states and Jimmy Carter lost the South and the election.

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A key takeaway: the former Hillary supporter nuxvomica Feb 2021 #2

They have also become the party that thrives on hate - hate and delusion Rhiannon12866 Feb 2021 #4

Yes, Reagan reached out to people who wnylib Feb 2021 #6

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In general, it's probably true that people wnylib Feb 2021 #11

Good summation. And Reagan came off as affable and people believed him. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2021 #12

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