2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumProminent Republicans repudiating Trump and embracing Clinton a good or bad thing?
rəˈpyo͞odēˌāt/
verb
refuse to accept or be associated with.
"she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders"
synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon, give up, turn one's back on, disown, cast off, lay aside; More
deny the truth or validity of.
"the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses"
synonyms: deny, contradict, controvert, rebut, dispute, dismiss, brush aside; formalgainsay
"Hansen repudiated the allegations"
LAW
refuse to fulfill or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt).
"breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate a contract"
synonyms: cancel, revoke, rescind, reverse, overrule, overturn, invalidate, nullify; More
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tonyt53
(5,737 posts)They may have disagreements with Democrats, but most understood that for democracy to work , there had to be some give and take. They aren't just repudiating Trump, they are repudiating today's GOP. I see it as a good thing.
TwilightZone
(25,550 posts)so bringing in moderate Republicans and Independents can only help.
Vogon_Glory
(9,141 posts)Having Secretary Clinton gather these endorsements is a good thing. Despite the fond wishes of some DU posters, the nation's political complexion isn't 95% left-liberal and awaiting the arrival of a super-progressive savior; there are a LOT of other voters with more moderate opinions in the national electorate. Gathering these Republicans' endorsements not only broadens Hillary's appeal to older-style Republicans, it helps paint the Donald into a corner with politicized Apocalyptic Christians, Clive Bundy fans, militant gay-bashers, gold-hoarders, xenophobes, white supremacists, and other pathogenic political strands that have made a home in today's Republican Party.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)Vogon_Glory
(9,141 posts)I wrote it because I lost my belief that the Republican Party had the ability to govern justly or competently. That belief went into critical care during the second half of GHW Bush's presidency and died during Buckaroo Bush's tenure.
If some DU purists want to believe that doesn't make me a "true Democrat," that's their psychosis.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)auntpurl
(4,311 posts)Wish I could rec your post.
Vogon_Glory
(9,141 posts)MineralMan
(146,364 posts)Outcomes are important.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)what has happened over the last 15-20 years with GOP....especially being in bed with NRA
Vattel
(9,289 posts)onenote
(42,911 posts)the more announcements of that kind before the repub convention, the greater the groundswell for pulling the rug out from under Trump and finding someone else to nominate (even if it causes the Trump crazies to go, well, crazy).
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