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In reply to the discussion: How was the GOP able to demonize Hillary Clinton to the extent they did? [View all]MFM008
(19,826 posts)6. Because there is
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How was the GOP able to demonize Hillary Clinton to the extent they did? [View all]
kentuck
Nov 2017
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Oh, come on. They made Kerry and Gore polarizing figures, too, with almost zero cause.
LisaM
Nov 2017
#33
Kerry and Gore haven't received such the avalanche of continuous ire Hillary has.
forgotmylogin
Nov 2017
#40
But, they were treated as polarizing figures as nominees, which is what you said.
LisaM
Nov 2017
#60
They attached so much baggage to her it was impossible to respond to the bulk of propraganda
onit2day
Nov 2017
#37
No such thing as Liberal media only Liberal talking heads. It's all corporate media
onit2day
Nov 2017
#45
You left out the people most responsible - those that feel for that nonsense without questioning.
tonyt53
Nov 2017
#3
Their hatred goes all the way back to Watergate, bright, young woman attorney bringing down Nixon.
L. Coyote
Nov 2017
#8
They targeted the Clintons almost with as much fervor as they did the Kennedys.
HughBeaumont
Nov 2017
#10
"Almost"? They spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars "investigating" them.
joshcryer
Nov 2017
#57
Dems don't do talking points or bumper sticker soundbites--but since the voting
tblue37
Nov 2017
#43
Exactly! Obama trolled them even worse and left the GOP incapable of governing.
populistdriven
Nov 2017
#68
Sexism on both the left and the right created a fertile ground for such propaganda.
SunSeeker
Nov 2017
#30
I agree with some of what you are saying but I disagree that anyone can compare to James Comey
StevieM
Nov 2017
#58
the extreme left of the democratic side assisted in demonizing clinton too
beachbum bob
Nov 2017
#54