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yurbud

(39,405 posts)
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 11:02 AM Aug 2016

If Republican Party implodes at the national level for good, how will Democrats sell themselves?


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Big business friendly without the Republican crazy
2 (22%)
As progressive as you can get
0 (0%)
More or less the same way they do now
5 (56%)
other
2 (22%)
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If Republican Party implodes at the national level for good, how will Democrats sell themselves? (Original Post) yurbud Aug 2016 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Aug 2016 #1
As Devil-Worshipping Football Haters emulatorloo Aug 2016 #2
too funny yurbud Aug 2016 #3
Yeah, both "ha ha" funny and "wtf" funny. I wish the GOP would implode but they seem to emulatorloo Aug 2016 #5
#1 and #3 are essentially the same answer. /nt demwing Aug 2016 #4
And add a fair amount of #2 to the mix. emulatorloo Aug 2016 #6
To the biggest corporate donors, just like before. Orsino Aug 2016 #7

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emulatorloo

(45,332 posts)
5. Yeah, both "ha ha" funny and "wtf" funny. I wish the GOP would implode but they seem to
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 12:33 PM
Aug 2016

seem to survive no matter how draconian their policies or how crazy they talk.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
7. To the biggest corporate donors, just like before.
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 02:34 PM
Aug 2016

Seriously, the collapse of even a nominally Loyal Opposition would be a bad thing in the long run--particularly when it doesn't unseat the safe House majority in November. I'm not sure it would mean more Democratic votes.

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