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Lawlbringer

(550 posts)
4. Moderate, intelligent Republicans like Huntsman don't go far
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 09:13 AM
Apr 2012

because they don't appeal to the lunatic fringe. Actually, they're not the fringe if they're the majority, and that's the problem. Democrat candidates have to appeal to a more (and I hate sounding like I'm on a high horse) moderate minded constituency. The Republicans have to not only appeal to the ultra-conservatives, they also have to hate the Democrats, our Democrat-aligned elected leaders, and everything they have spoken for, regardless of how great it is.

McCain did the Czechoslovakia thing too. MrSlayer Apr 2012 #1
No they don't. Gman Apr 2012 #3
I couldn't believe that McCain said that. Wasn't he then on the Senate Foreign Relations CTyankee Apr 2012 #5
Why do the republicans only give us morons now? eyewall Apr 2012 #2
Eep, hit reply to thread rather than reply to this post. Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #11
Moderate, intelligent Republicans like Huntsman don't go far Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #4
You need to fix your grammatical errors. Please go back and read over your post CTyankee Apr 2012 #7
A lot of noun/adjective confusion, eh? Richardo Apr 2012 #8
Ouch. Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #9
Circles where they use 'Democrat' as an adjective. Richardo Apr 2012 #13
Should I have used "Democratic/Democratically" rather than "Democrat"? Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #10
It's really quite simple. It is the "Democratic Party" and you would use "Democratically-aligned" in CTyankee Apr 2012 #12
Hm. Thanks, I guess. Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #14
A member of the Democratic Party is correctly called a Democrat. CTyankee Apr 2012 #15
So then I'm lost. If I was to say, for instance Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #19
I do tutor ESOL. And I was raised by parents who would not let me off the hook grammatically. CTyankee Apr 2012 #21
I appreciate the fire you're feeling Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #22
You are making way to much out of this. Really, you are. CTyankee Apr 2012 #23
I agree, let's move on. Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #24
Yes, I agree. And I am hoping that this totally right wing lunge on the part of Romney CTyankee Apr 2012 #25
FYI UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2012 #17
I hate typing *sigh* but I just did it for this Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #20
Romney must have done the high jump Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2012 #6
The only way that mittens can win madokie Apr 2012 #16
Biden is the party's best attack dog LynneSin Apr 2012 #18
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