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Lone_Star_Dem

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4. They're stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 01:57 PM

Jan 2013

The reality is, a large block of the voters they've courted are bigoted, sexist and racist. If they change their message to be more inclusive, they alienate those voters. If they don't, they continue on alienating minorities and women voters.

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Houston, they don't know they have a problem [View all] ProSense Jan 2013 OP

"We don't need to flush this turd, we need to polish it!" HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #1

Yes, Pintos explode, so we need The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #2

Yes, they need more ProSense Jan 2013 #3

They're stuck between a rock and a hard place. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #4

Reince Priebus looks and acts like a used car salesman. randome Jan 2013 #5

Just a bunch of turds circling the drain at this point. Initech Jan 2013 #6

Yeah, Priebus, it's the platform. Hell, it's the whole damn party. Bake Jan 2013 #7