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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 04:14 PM Aug 2012

Imagine

A hypothetical:

The Democratic candidate for President is withholding his tax returns for the previous 12 years and implying that revealing them would be politically damaging.

The candidate also refuses to detail any policy proposals because that would be politically "suicidal."

The candidate selects a running mate who wants to gut every social program, end Medicare and cut Social Security benefits and privatize it going forward.

A Democratic candidate for Senate espouses a radically "offensive" position, which is also part of the Democrats' 2012 platform.

Now switch out Deomcratic candidate for Mitt Romney, and this is the campaign Mitt is running.

How in the hell is Mitt still running with any credibility among any group?

Could you imagine the fury the media would unleash on Democrats?

Trust Mitt: Releasing his tax returns would be "damaging" and policy details would be "suicidal"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021151118

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Imagine (Original Post) ProSense Aug 2012 OP
add to that that the democratic candidate is black. he would be deported. spanone Aug 2012 #1
LOL! n/t ProSense Aug 2012 #3
It goes to show the stupidity Politicalboi Aug 2012 #2
That's a given, ProSense Aug 2012 #4
Your own post should give you reason to pause and think for a minute. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #5
That's how it seemed during the Dubya campaign. Blanks Aug 2012 #6
Evidently, Americans have short memories. n/t ProSense Aug 2012 #7
Look to history. magnifisense Aug 2012 #8
 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
2. It goes to show the stupidity
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 04:19 PM
Aug 2012

Of the GOP. Us Dem's wouldn't support someone like Rmoney if they were running on the Dem ticket. The polls wouldn't be even be close.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
4. That's a given,
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 05:06 PM
Aug 2012

but it's not enough. Too many people are buying the lies, and these aren't being sufficiently countered by the media.

The Newsweek cover story this week will confuse the hell out of a lot of people who don't know it's complete bullshit.

 

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)
5. Your own post should give you reason to pause and think for a minute.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 05:09 PM
Aug 2012

Why on earth would such an obvious charlatan have even the smallest chance to win the election of President of the United States?

Blanks

(4,835 posts)
6. That's how it seemed during the Dubya campaign.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 05:32 PM
Aug 2012

The man is a moron. It was obvious, somehow they managed to put the man in office. I don't think he won, but he sure as hell sat in the office and screwed everything up.

I just wonder how conservatives feel about the old Grover quote about being able to sign. If they are supportive of that; then just what is it that we're up against?

magnifisense

(285 posts)
8. Look to history.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:27 PM
Aug 2012

How in the world did this nation elect Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush?

It still boggles the mind.

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