After blocking aid to autos, when will the Republicans be viable in the Midwest again

[MidwestTransplant]

Poll question: After blocking aid to autos, when will the Republicans be viable in the Midwest again

[rockymountaindem]

1. You're assuming people will remember this in 2 + years

Or that there won't be some new hot-button issue that we Dems can't get out in front of.

[southern_dem]

3. I agree but

worst case scenario three million job losses is a big political event and can shape those voters for a generation.

[Zynx]

10. Indeed. The Depression created a Democratic generation.

The 1981-82 recession turned people conservative, even though Reagan did little to end it. These events have political consequences.

[MidwestTransplant]

4. They will. The traitors who voted to weaken American manufacturers to benefit foreign ones.

[nini]

2. sure......the repubs are 'pro-life'!

just fuck any living being once they've been born without a silver spoon in their mouth.

[liberalmuse]

5. Iowa was the first to give the Republicans the finger.

Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and PA are going to make sure the ground the 'pubs are buried in is salted and blessed so they never rise again. Yes, the 'pubs are dead today. They just descended into hell, so your poll was quite appropriate.

[Ikonoklast]

6. They'll get slaughtered in Ohio

The Democrats in this state will hang this coming disaster around the necks of the Pukes with an iron chain.

They have totally fucked manufacturing in this state.

[anonymous171]

7. Only if we let midwesterners forget about the GOP's betrayal of the American worker.

[TheKentuckian]

8. You have to fear that it no longer matters

They've done such a fantastic job gutting the country that it doesn't matter if they ever win again. They already won.

[PFunk]

9. I think the Repugs just made themselves a regional party-and a smaller one at that

Especially when some of the bordering southern states begin to kick out their middle-of-the-road repug reps. I also see a new 'regionism' start to creep in as north, and midwestern states begin to worrry/look more about their own regions and less about the south and other regions-if not america itself. I wouldn't be surprised if it also sparks a bigger anti-import/buy america movement. In short this will backfire against the repugs.

[ThoughtCriminal]

11. It's part of an Republican exit strategy called...

Scorched Earth

[camera obscura]

12. They'll find a way to blame it on the Democrats