Reply #39: They never stopped swiftboating anything that moves with a 'd' attached. This is

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the purpose of the whole infrastructure of media consolidation, unlimited corporate campaign money, lobbying, coordinated gop messaging, polarization, and the use of Rovian low tactics.

Each year, the gop is further and further from responsible positions on policies...so, the need to lie, deceive, confuse, polarize, and misinform has, for them, only increased. It's not like they pull out swiftboating tactics once every 4 or 8 years...this stuff goes on each and every day and is getting more blatant and outrageous.

This is the point they envisioned 40 years ago...where they can convince 60% of republicans and about 30% of the voters of virtually ANYTHING. History, science, research, authoritative analysis DO NOT MATTER. This is what their billions and their tax breaks have bought them.