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DonViejo

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Sun Jul 9, 2017, 12:47 PM Jul 2017

Republicans Need a Satan to Get Anything Done


July 9, 2017 at 8:38 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Stan Collender: “For the past eight years the devil for Republicans was Barack Obama and sometimes Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). During the campaign it was Hillary Clinton.”

“Until recently, the GOP’s demonization strategy worked brilliantly. Whenever there was a clear demon to be defeated, all of the multiple factions in the Republican Party were able to put their many policy preferences, ideological contradictions and parochial needs aside to slay the dragon of the moment and have good triumph over evil.”

“But without a scary monster to be battled, the GOP’s intraparty mega differences have returned with a vengeance to wreak havoc on their attempts to govern and adopt any significant legislation.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/07/09/republicans-need-satan-get-anything-done/
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Republicans Need a Satan to Get Anything Done (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2017 OP
The Manicheaen world view. Girard442 Jul 2017 #1
As they only want to accomplish evil rock Jul 2017 #2
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