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Paquito

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18. The GOP's history

Reply to obama2terms (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 01:45 PM

Oct 2013

Heya,

I'm currently engaged in an argument with someone who is claiming that the G.O.P. hasn't always been bad on gay marriage, or access to health care, funding social services for the working poor and the elderly, etc etc. It'd be nice to just hand this person a list of bills from the early 2000s and earlier that demonstrates their historical weakness here, and I figured this would be a good place to get that info. Can anyone help me with a flame-war?

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Tea Party Hits Record Level Of Unpopularity In Public Opinion Poll [View all] obama2terms Jan 2013 OP

Downside Target Roy Rolling Jan 2013 #1

The 2% will be in 'state' hospitals! Darly314 Jan 2013 #5

This puts them equal with the rest of the Republican Party at this point. Which is where they always stevenleser Jan 2013 #2

Yes. The GOP is a front. They keep changing their brand names. Same purpose, always. freshwest Jan 2013 #14

Well the tea party did show the American citizens how they can govern riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #3

Let's hope the Tparty drinks the Kool-Aide. xtraxritical Jan 2013 #4

this doesn't bode well for norquist's tea party 2: electric boogaloo frylock Jan 2013 #6

so true friend antigop19667 Jan 2013 #16

That's about the lowest it can get. Chakab Jan 2013 #7

Wow, they couldn't even beat out the Communist Party's 11% approval rating. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #8

pretty close to the "crazification factor" n/t Hamlette Jan 2013 #9

Not to worry. Fuddnik Jan 2013 #10

They're counterproductive, that's why Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #11

I won't be content until they're as popular as head lice. TheOther95Percent Jan 2013 #12

That 8% is the same as cheney's last poll approval... Amonester Jan 2013 #13

that's great news antigop19667 Jan 2013 #15

And we know about Rasmussen's margins of error--it's probably worse than they're reporting! MADem Jan 2013 #17

The GOP's history Paquito Oct 2013 #18

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #19

If you are debating someone that blind The Straight Story Oct 2013 #20