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Marcuse

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20. The Southern Strategy of Lee Atwater and his convicted felons has gone national.

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"We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party's Soul Long Ago." -Stuart Stevens [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2020 OP

It was never our battle Bettie Jul 2020 #1

"We" means Stuart Stevens (the author) and his fellow pukes. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #3

I just figured that they never even Bettie Jul 2020 #4

The "last good Repub" was likely Eisenhower... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #11

Perhaps that's because Ike was apolitical. luvtheGWN Jul 2020 #13

As Elected POTUS, Probably. ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #39

there's the false assumption Republicans ever had a soul agingdem Jul 2020 #2

George Romney, Pete McCloskey, Jacob Javits, John Lindsey, William Cohen, Chuck Hagel and others Tom Rinaldo Jul 2020 #8

that was then...today they'd be called Democrats agingdem Jul 2020 #10

In some cases they would be called Democrats now, and in Crist's case now he is one Tom Rinaldo Jul 2020 #12

Father Coughlin moved to the left of Roosevelt. delisen Jul 2020 #19

so you're defending Coughlin and his screaming anti-semitism... agingdem Jul 2020 #28

Pointing out facts is not defending. You were wrong on the facts delisen Jul 2020 #32

Corporate Republicans now exploit modern day Coughlins DBoon Jul 2020 #35

How many times does the GOP have to crash the economy and run up the deficit to figure out vlyons Jul 2020 #5

SO THIS! Cosmocat Jul 2020 #15

Greed and hate -- nothing but Ponietz Jul 2020 #25

Greed is rhe main motivator vlyons Jul 2020 #27

There is a small portion in that regard IMO Cosmocat Jul 2020 #37

I believe that the main component is fear. Blue_true Jul 2020 #40

YEP Cosmocat Jul 2020 #42

Will happen until we put people before an economic system delisen Jul 2020 #33

"I ain't coming down" C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #6

Anyone who has believed any of the republican bs UpInArms Jul 2020 #7

Did they mean once since 1988? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2020 #9

Whoever wins the center wins the majority DIVINEprividence Jul 2020 #14

There is no center. Yavin4 Jul 2020 #17

Yes, the middle is a myth Ponietz Jul 2020 #26

Great line... TommyCelt Jul 2020 #16

The attempt to reach out to minority voters went out the window in 2005 NewJeffCT Jul 2020 #18

The Southern Strategy of Lee Atwater and his convicted felons has gone national. Marcuse Jul 2020 #20

rw radio was essential for finally implementing that strategy - see comment below certainot Jul 2020 #24

So the only option is for them to cheat to win.... Historic NY Jul 2020 #21

Trump has thrown our country back 70 years and exposed the fact that racism never left, cayugafalls Jul 2020 #22

analysts like him live in cities and can't see the problem or are often afraid to say it - limbaugh certainot Jul 2020 #23

Hate radio is IT. And it makes me want to SCREAM that Democrats don't seem to get that - calimary Jul 2020 #31

His first mistake was believing the GOP even HAS a soul. calimary Jul 2020 #29

The Republican Party was not always anti-choice. denem Jul 2020 #36

really interesting side discussion about Wm Buckley from link in article Hamlette Jul 2020 #30

The GOPee party lost its soul when Reagan supplanted patriotism with greed and Fundie morality bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #34

That's because you handed it over to the Christian Right in 1980, assholes PlanetBev Jul 2020 #38

republican party never, ever had a soul. spanone Jul 2020 #41