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gulliver

(13,142 posts)
30. A large chunk of them feel threatened and will therefore vote tribe.
Thu Nov 21, 2019, 10:35 PM
Nov 2019

Russians and Republicans work to make this bloc feel threatened. That makes them vote against what their consciences and logic would normally tell them to vote for.

They do care Sherman A1 Nov 2019 #1
anyone else DENVERPOPS Nov 2019 #19
Too bad there aren't any in Congress. catbyte Nov 2019 #24
Maybe Justin Amash thinks he used to be one. calimary Nov 2019 #40
Sorry, but you can either be for the rule of law or Republican RVN VET71 Nov 2019 #38
Oh dear. 2naSalit Nov 2019 #54
Republican or American...can't be both. Simply true. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2019 #59
I'd buy the t-shirt! RVN VET71 Nov 2019 #60
We are obviously winning. Don't let small minds sway you. Boxerfan Nov 2019 #2
Well said. nt coti Nov 2019 #8
I need that proud patriot Nov 2019 #17
In the end, they'll give up trying to argue he didn't do it, or that it wasn't wrong. RockRaven Nov 2019 #3
They are all under Putin's thumb. blm Nov 2019 #4
I suspect under Putin's carrot and stick ... Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #22
GOP politicians, many of them are the tea party type, dumb and not a clue Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #5
They should all immediately DENVERPOPS Nov 2019 #20
I still say... OldBaldy1701E Nov 2019 #47
Hey DENVERPOPS Nov 2019 #49
Well ... maybe not white xtian children ... mr_lebowski Nov 2019 #52
Recommended. guillaumeb Nov 2019 #6
You can't get demoralized about doing the right thing. That's part of the Russians' plan. coti Nov 2019 #7
Honestly i can't quite figure it. the only thing i can figure is they truly believe democrats Kurt V. Nov 2019 #9
i hope their money destroys them bluestarone Nov 2019 #10
It is very frustrating when these scumbags just dismiss everything that has been brought to the dustyscamp Nov 2019 #11
There was an Onion article a couple weeks ago, GOP dewsgirl Nov 2019 #12
That kind of cognitive dissonance is well within the capabilities of humanity nt coti Nov 2019 #15
He did hit on some friend's wives. rickford66 Nov 2019 #26
Nothing is going to happen, there will be no consequences for this criminal AJT Nov 2019 #13
No matter what there has already been consequences. Trump didn't get away with his shit...he got Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #43
Im not surprised at all by Will Hurd standingtall Nov 2019 #14
Dems and media need to be calling out the Senate cultists now on the fact that there is no set coti Nov 2019 #16
Where not off to a good start standingtall Nov 2019 #18
I cannot agree more! Tumbulu Nov 2019 #27
I am not upset...I expected this...never thought the GOP would do anything to stop Trump...I just Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #21
"Demoralized and depressed"? No. Martin Eden Nov 2019 #23
Demoralized and depressed? locks Nov 2019 #25
I feel exactly the same way Tumbulu Nov 2019 #28
Exactly how I feel and I just cannot seem to shake it Tumbulu Nov 2019 #29
A large chunk of them feel threatened and will therefore vote tribe. gulliver Nov 2019 #30
Speaker Of The House Nancy Pelosi JohnnyRingo Nov 2019 #31
They would do anything, and I mean anything, to prevent that. Progressive Jones Nov 2019 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #32
Yes. Snackshack Nov 2019 #33
You're right. Because care is an ethic. ancianita Nov 2019 #35
Never forget... czarjak Nov 2019 #36
Yes, that has been clear for some time now. If not enough Republicans step up to convict Trump in Nitram Nov 2019 #37
K&R, They don't care because they're not interested in democracy any longer. They don't want it uponit7771 Nov 2019 #39
Greed and power, yes. But it's also tribal and about an overarching ideology. Garrett78 Nov 2019 #41
They don't care about our Country or our Planet.. Cha Nov 2019 #42
The good guys led by Sheriff Jimmy Stewart or Gary Cooper Beringia Nov 2019 #44
Like it did with Reagan and Iran Contra? Or Bush/Cheney and Iraq? Kentonio Nov 2019 #58
They care about money The Mouth Nov 2019 #45
There can be no equivocation Taraman Nov 2019 #46
Oh, they do care...just not about our nation. TruckFump Nov 2019 #48
they haven't cared about anything in the past several years! subana Nov 2019 #50
Their criteria for impeachment is: Has Trump's actions hurt ME? Kablooie Nov 2019 #51
So why don't the retiring Republicans speak out?? See below. LAS14 Nov 2019 #53
They haven't cared for a long time Midnightwalk Nov 2019 #55
According to morning Joe in private most Republicans doc03 Nov 2019 #56
All of this and more. NCLefty Nov 2019 #57
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