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Showing Original Post only (View all)There is room in our tent for remorseful, former deplorables. [View all]
The more we make that clear, the likelier we are to win in 2018 and 2020
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No room for deplorables in our tent, I don't care how remorseful they are. | |
5 (36%) |
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Completely agreed. | |
9 (64%) |
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There is an unending stream of ex-republicans, ex-libertarians or indies who immediately think
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#14
and the idea that a person can be forgiven for vile bigotries is the basis of most religions,
rzemanfl
Apr 2017
#5
Absolution, dispensations, inquisitions, holy wars, fatwahs, papal bulls, excommunication,
rzemanfl
Apr 2017
#17
Not if it gives you nightmares like that! Religion is a business. No product, no warranty, just
rzemanfl
Apr 2017
#19
The tent was washed away or burned in flood or fire because they wasted time we don't have voting
onecaliberal
Apr 2017
#3
If they are STILL deplorable in anyway, then "NO." If they renounce their bigotry & making penance
LostOne4Ever
Apr 2017
#6
If they don't expect us to abandon our most central values to accomodate them, then of course.
Squinch
Apr 2017
#11
I think that to add a basketful of former deplorables would give us a landslide.
Doodley
Apr 2017
#29