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12-08-2015, 11:52 AM
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Is Ryan's beard working against his tolerance statement?
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12-08-2015, 12:14 PM
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I look at Trump as chemotherapy for the country.
It might make us sick and bald, but we need it to kill the cancer that is the Republican Party.
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Probably 40-45% of this country votes Republican. What kind of therapy or treatment do you propose we give them? Shock treatment and is it covered under O'Care?
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12-08-2015, 06:02 PM
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Probably 40-45% of this country votes Republican. What kind of therapy or treatment do you propose we give them? Shock treatment and is it covered under O'Care?
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40-45% for the Republicans in the next election is what I would be looking for if Trump gets the nomination. That would be a Democratic landslide which would mean they take back the senate and maybe even overcome enough of the GOP gerrymandering to take back the house.
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12-08-2015, 06:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Joad
40-45% for the Republicans in the next election is what I would be looking for if Trump gets the nomination. That would be a Democratic landslide which would mean they take back the senate and maybe even overcome enough of the GOP gerrymandering to take back the house.
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Here in deep red Orange county California I've been talking to Republicans and more than 70% are troubled by the staying power of Trump. Most say they will sit out the election if the 'Donald' is the nominee. A few have said they'll vote Democratic!!
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12-08-2015, 07:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Joad
40-45% for the Republicans in the next election is what I would be looking for if Trump gets the nomination. That would be a Democratic landslide which would mean they take back the senate and maybe even overcome enough of the GOP gerrymandering to take back the house.
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If Trump is the nominee, he'll get essentially all of the Republican vote. None of them would dream of voting for "That Clinton Bitch" or "The Commie". A sizable portion of independents would vote for him too, some for the reasons already mentioned and some who are afraid of black, brown people and Muslims.
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12-08-2015, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BeamOn
Probably 40-45% of this country votes Republican. What kind of therapy or treatment do you propose we give them? Shock treatment and is it covered under O'Care?
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Seems to me many republicans thought water boarding was ok.....
Perhaps that is the treatment that would work.
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12-08-2015, 01:47 PM
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Seems to me many republicans thought water boarding was ok.....
Perhaps that is the treatment that would work.
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Trump says he'll "bring back" waterboarding, even if it doesn't work. Apparently, he just likes the idea of torture.
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12-08-2015, 02:42 PM
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Trump says he'll "bring back" waterboarding, even if it doesn't work. Apparently, he just likes the idea of torture.
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Yes.... Torture seems to be his strong suit. Every time I turn on the tv and hear something about him.... It is pure torture. 😉
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12-08-2015, 10:35 PM
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Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell are suggesting that Trump is doing this to get dropped by the GOP and then claim an acceptable "out" of the contest because of unfair treatment by the Republican establishment. In other words he really does not want the job of President. Or he might not have expected his "campaign" to get this far.
It sort of makes sense if you look at it analytically. Why would say such stupid things if you know it will hurt you eventually in the general election? He is handing Hillary the Presidency on a silver platter whenever he opens his mouth. Which means he is "playing" his own supporters. Taking his ball and going home because of the unfairness of the GOP gives him an excuse, a sort of defeat with honor. This still does not excuse his racism.
I do not know if this is correct...if he starts to drop debate appearances I would think it was possible.
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12-09-2015, 05:16 AM
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^^^^ Makes sense to me.
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