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Cosmocat

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37. There is a small portion in that regard IMO

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 06:27 PM

Jul 2020

I know some and they actually tend to be most reasonable ones by and large.

I spent my life fighting it, know in my heart this was the case, but there is now simply no denying that the primary heart string for people who get on board with them is hate - hate of those who are different from them, people of color, women, LGBTQ ... 95% of the time and time and time and time again support things that work against their own best interests.

Just pure hatred in their hearts has to drive it.

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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