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[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Who care if we agree?  Please don't whine here unless you've PM'd the moderators who deleted them first.  Kthxbye.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I have this view that EHarding might find crazy, but if you're pissing off a large number of people in a place you clearly want to spend most of your time, maybe it wouldn't hurt to try and adjust your behavior a little so you can get along better with everyone. I know I would.

Sadly, it appears that there are many people in this world who derive pleasure from pissing off others, and they've found a perfect outlet for that on the internet.

Also in the White House.

[JA]

Sounds like a good spot for Christie. I hear he know a lot about shutting down travel.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Welp, this thread is certainly a beautiful demonstration of gender's role in politics.

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

I can't believe I'm agreeing with Scarlet for once:

You can use all the hyperbole you want to voice your discontent with a less socially conservative America than you grew up with, but that's all it is: hyperbole.  A Republican with economic views that are "very strong" in the eyes of Democrats is MUCH more out of place in his party than a culturally conservative Democrat is in his.  Period.

If you like the candidate described so much, there's one way to make his nomination more likely: become a Democrat.

You are getting really overly obsessed with republicans being about muh economic conservatism.

Irony: look at RINO's economic score. He also supports TARP. He's simply a delusional elitist.

[RINO Tom]

I can't believe I'm agreeing with Scarlet for once:

You can use all the hyperbole you want to voice your discontent with a less socially conservative America than you grew up with, but that's all it is: hyperbole.  A Republican with economic views that are "very strong" in the eyes of Democrats is MUCH more out of place in his party than a culturally conservative Democrat is in his.  Period.

If you like the candidate described so much, there's one way to make his nomination more likely: become a Democrat.

You are getting really overly obsessed with republicans being about muh economic conservatism.

Irony: look at RINO's economic score. He also supports TARP. He's simply a delusional elitist.

And you are an annoying racist, we all have our flaws.

Anyway, TN Vol, you seem to be mad at me because I don't accept the new imagined party system Atlas has cooked up, and I won't apologize for continuing to post what I think, dude.  Even if you HATE ITTTTTT, LOL.

[RINO Tom]

Anyway, TN Vol, you seem to be mad at me because I don't accept the new imagined party system Atlas has cooked up, and I won't apologize for continuing to post what I think, dude.  Even if you HATE ITTTTTT, LOL.

Lol, I knew this was going to be your reply. But seriously, this post had nothing to do with a new imagined party system. You won't stop implying that social conservatives who happen to share SOME similar views to the Democratic Party (but still consider themselves Republicans) should just become Democrats - people like Santander, Fuzzy Bear, etc. You realize your party would lose the next elections in a landslide if they were to vote Democratic? The GOP can't afford to even cede a small part of the rural vote.

As I demonstrated in my thread in the Demographics forum, rural voters make up a TINY percent of the electorate, really, so if they made up for it with gains in the suburban and urban areas, it'd be a net positive.  However, that's not what I was saying at all.  Fuzzy specifically alluded to not WANTING to be a registered Republican.  Santender called himself a "Democrat at heart" in another thread recently.  These aren't your stereotypical "populist" Republicans.

[Santander]

As I demonstrated in my thread in the Demographics forum, rural voters make up a TINY percent of the electorate, really, so if they made up for it with gains in the suburban and urban areas, it'd be a net positive.  However, that's not what I was saying at all.  Fuzzy specifically alluded to not WANTING to be a registered Republican.  Santender called himself a "Democrat at heart" in another thread recently.  These aren't your stereotypical "populist" Republicans.

It's a southern thing. You clearly don't understand.

[RINO Tom]

As I demonstrated in my thread in the Demographics forum, rural voters make up a TINY percent of the electorate, really, so if they made up for it with gains in the suburban and urban areas, it'd be a net positive.  However, that's not what I was saying at all.  Fuzzy specifically alluded to not WANTING to be a registered Republican.  Santender called himself a "Democrat at heart" in another thread recently.  These aren't your stereotypical "populist" Republicans.

It's a southern thing. You clearly don't understand.

Damn true, and I'll drink to that.

[Xing]

Imagine what people would say about a Congressional White Caucus.

All of Congress(1789-1870)

We've had an unofficial one for over two hundred years.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

I'd submit that suburban and small-city voters who identify themselves with classically "rural" attitudes and economic/cultural interests make up a sizable chunk of the electorate, even though "rural voters" proper don't.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I'd submit that suburban and small-city voters who identify themselves with classically "rural" attitudes and economic/cultural interests make up a sizable chunk of the electorate, even though "rural voters" proper don't.

Needed to be said.

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

I'd submit that suburban and small-city voters who identify themselves with classically "rural" attitudes and economic/cultural interests make up a sizable chunk of the electorate, even though "rural voters" proper don't.

Needed to be said.

Yeah, the definition of an urban space in the census is still like, 2500 people in a political unit. A metro requires only 50k. I don't think that fits what anyone is talking about when they talk about urban vs rural political conflict.

[Crumpets]

This is like when Clinton responded to a $15 minimum wage with "how about $12.50?".

And instead we get neither.

[Antonio the Sixth]

The tragedy of American politics right now is that the Democrats richly deserve to lose, and deserve it more by the day apparently, but the country doesn't deserve for the Republicans to win.

[Mr. Smith]

If you don't understand the importance of symbols you don't understand what politics is. Period.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Then again, I'm an asshole.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Trump knows how to deliver for his base. The Democrats don't.

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

re: whether or not we should applaud Bush coming forward to disavow Dangerous Donald

The problems that helped Trump become President are in no small part thanks to Bush and Co.

No, just no.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

It's always worth remembering that Bannon really is scary, but I can't help laughing at how his media image is outright demonic while Paul Ryan's intentions, which are just as radical in their own fashion, have been treated by DC journalists as the height of serious, urbane wonkery for years.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

It's always worth remembering that Bannon really is scary, but I can't help laughing at how his media image is outright demonic while Paul Ryan's intentions, which are just as radical in their own fashion, have been treated by DC journalists as the height of serious, urbane wonkery for years.

Came here to post this

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

It's always worth remembering that Bannon really is scary, but I can't help laughing at how his media image is outright demonic while Paul Ryan's intentions, which are just as radical in their own fashion, have been treated by DC journalists as the height of serious, urbane wonkery for years.

Came here to post this

I mean, ryan is completely awful, but he isn't as bad as a f**king neo-nazi.

[Beet]

It's always worth remembering that Bannon really is scary, but I can't help laughing at how his media image is outright demonic while Paul Ryan's intentions, which are just as radical in their own fashion, have been treated by DC journalists as the height of serious, urbane wonkery for years.

Came here to post this

I mean, ryan is completely awful, but he isn't as bad as a f**king neo-nazi.

I mean, even if you accept the premise that they're both just as awful, Bannon is still more dangerous because Ryan's ideas are intrinsically unpopular.

[🕴🏼Melior🕴🏼]

Unfortunately, this is VERY true:

sadly, this may be the easiest way for Republicans to be elected in the future. Use a slur, and all the media will talk about you is how you used a slur. Then people will be like "well he shouldn't have said it, but the media are jumping down his throat for just making a mistake and it's just words, all liberals care about is race etc."

[DC Al Fine]

PiT had this excellent remark:

Indeed, there are some very intelligent and well-spoken people who are virulently racist. Conflating intelligence with holding decent political opinions is a terrible trend that promotes misunderstanding of politics and ideology.