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2016 Postmortem

iemitsu

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5. Its about time that some of them woke up.

Reply to RBInMaine (Original post)

Sat Dec 8, 2012, 01:38 AM

Dec 2012

Because it is becoming harder to look at republicans and not think they are stupid, racist, or just plain mean (or all three).
The ones with any brains or character will soon or have already disassociated themselves with the party of ugly and greedy.

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Republican co-worker TRASHED the GOP at a social gathering tonight. Music to my ears. [View all] RBInMaine Dec 2012 OP

You're right. It will only get worse. Look at Kansas, success makes them even meaner. nt patrice Dec 2012 #1

Kansas and poor Michigan. iemitsu Dec 2012 #7

And even if they had won, it still should've scared the sh*t out of them. SharonAnn Dec 2012 #8

And that is why you are seeing changes like this! southerncrone Dec 2012 #2

Then the sane ones realize the Democratic Party is not so bad Gman Dec 2012 #3

Look at what happened to New England. There is only two Repub Senators and no Repub House members Jennicut Dec 2012 #4

Its about time that some of them woke up. iemitsu Dec 2012 #5

While ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #6

Agree lunasun Dec 2012 #9

He worked HARD for Obama. GO CRIST ! YAY ! Purity is what killed us in 2010. NO MORE IF IT !!! RBInMaine Dec 2012 #16

I AGREE Skittles Dec 2012 #10

And yet that kind of attitude is what is currently killing the republican party. Walk away Dec 2012 #14

I agree with you and RBinMaine..nt Kahuna Dec 2012 #20

DINOS ARE NOT MODERATES Skittles Dec 2012 #24

You purists are thinking just like left wing TeaBaggers. ENOUGH of the PURITY NONSENSE !!! RBInMaine Dec 2012 #17

I AM NOT A PURIST Skittles Dec 2012 #23

Perhaps someone in Maine isn't the right one to tell us about a politician from Florida. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #31

I know the DINOs are aggravating... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #12

NO! Not if they pull our party even further to the right. truebluegreen Dec 2012 #18

+1 forestpath Dec 2012 #21

We don't have time pbrower2a Dec 2012 #25

It's true that time is an issue truebluegreen Dec 2012 #28

I think that you're right. If he didn't support Democratic principles before, why would he do so now AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #13

Sorry, but you are being too purist. He WORKED HARD FOR OBAMA. GO CRIST ! OUR NEWEST DEM ! RBInMaine Dec 2012 #15

The Blue Dogs "worked hard" for the "Dems" too truebluegreen Dec 2012 #19

Exactly. Can't understand why anyone would get excited about Crist. He couldn't win forestpath Dec 2012 #22

He only didn't win a closed republican primary. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #29

A "purity temper-tantrum"? Is that the latest meme now for those of us who expect the forestpath Dec 2012 #30

Blue Dogs -- just look at the alternative. pbrower2a Dec 2012 #26

On the other hand, truebluegreen Dec 2012 #27

Thank Goodness for sane Repubs.. I know we got some Cha Dec 2012 #11