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2016 Postmortem

musiclawyer

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12. This is potentially way words than Macaca

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 04:03 PM

Oct 2012

because, if the Dems do it correctly, can be used as cement shoes for very single GOP politician at all levels because of the GOP platform, which the now famous comment mirrors.

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Could Mourdock's "God blesses rape" statement be his "Macaca moment"? [View all] yellowcanine Oct 2012 OP

Don't think so. It's Indiana, not Virginia. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2012 #1

Heh. Virginia has its share of nutty fruitcakes who would be ok with the rape statement. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #3

Missouri: Akin now trails McCaskill by 6.9 points in the HuffPost Pollster estimate and the race is Coyotl Oct 2012 #17

It's his Todd Akin moment. Akin is the new Macaca. nt geek tragedy Oct 2012 #2

Yes considering Indiana went Obama last time budkin Oct 2012 #4

This should ensure a Donnelly (D) victory democraticinsurgent Oct 2012 #5

+1 ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #6

Prediction Robbins Oct 2012 #7

Isn't he already way behind in the polls? Beaverhausen Oct 2012 #8

He was only up 5 points, he is done now krawhitham Oct 2012 #9

God-willing... BlueDemKev Oct 2012 #10

Just FYI, Allen is currently running against Kaine in VA justiceischeap Oct 2012 #11

I think there may be a residual effect this time though. Kaine is leading. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #14

I'm just glad I don't live in VA anymore justiceischeap Oct 2012 #19

This is potentially way words than Macaca musiclawyer Oct 2012 #12

"worse" sorry musiclawyer Oct 2012 #13

You could still edit the post..... yellowcanine Oct 2012 #15

What is wrong with these people? DemKittyNC Oct 2012 #16

I would fucking hope so Cosmocat Oct 2012 #18