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In reply to the discussion: Am I the only one who DOESN'T feel like this election is in the bag for President Obama? [View all]BattyDem
(11,075 posts)The GOP is running the worst candidate ever. The man is hated by at least half the party and they knew this BEFORE he was nominated, yet they nominated him anyway. The party has gone all-out on racism, bigotry and misogyny. They've declared war on unions and working people in general. They don't even try to govern anymore - they just obstruct. They've embraced lying as a way of life and they're proud of it. They have alienated almost every group of voters in the country, with the exception of rich, white guys and RW extremists.
These are not the actions of a party that's trying to win. You don't do things like this if you think you actually have to convince people to vote for you. You do things like this if you believe there's no way you're going to lose.
And that scares the hell out of me.