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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,734 posts)
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:06 PM Aug 2020

I just found a leaflet in my door for the GOPer who's running for Congress

against Ilhan Omar. Curiously, there was no mention anywhere on the leaflet that he's a Republican. No mention of Trump, either. I found it interesting that a candidate would campaign without mentioning his party affiliation - probably because neither Trump nor the GOP sell very well in MN CD-5, and Omar will eat his lunch. I wonder if anything like that is happening elsewhere, or if most GOPers up for election or re-election are still attached to Trump like remoras to a shark?

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Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)
13. When it's cronyism at the local and state level that convinces most
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:33 PM
Aug 2020

of us that State level lawsuits are worthless.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
4. A lot of that here too
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:29 PM
Aug 2020

You see the signs and wonder what party they are from. Only Democrats mention their party on the signs.

Stallion

(6,476 posts)
5. Yes Several Republicans running for State Office in Far North Dallas
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:38 PM
Aug 2020

this district has begun to turn Democratic with election of US Representative Collin Allred

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
6. Same in Ohio...so they are wasting their door knocker stuff on people who would never vote
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:40 PM
Aug 2020

for them...looked up the name on line...and no name on literature so of course she was GOP...wrote her a text saying she sounded great and all on paper but since she was GOP, I would never vote for her.

marybourg

(12,633 posts)
7. In AZ, dems don't mention party affiliation.
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:45 PM
Aug 2020

Coming from NY, where “Democrat” is a proud claim, it pissed me off for years, and I refused to vote for those who didn’t say “Democrat”, but eventually, I had to cave, or I wouldn’t be voting at all. I hope the day will come in AZ when dems will be proud to claim the affiliation again. Interesting that pubs are starting to disown it.

woodsprite

(11,916 posts)
8. In DE, you can pretty much bet that literature
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:51 PM
Aug 2020

And signs without the party listed are repubs. Or as in the case of one guy who is a continual candidate for various offices, he doesn’t list party or office since he changes both pretty much every election cycle.

SWBTATTReg

(22,133 posts)
10. Figures that the cowards they are, they don't ID themselves as republicans. Why am I not surprised?
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:10 PM
Aug 2020

Where are they when rump does something outlandish? Where were they when rump trampled on the rights of everyday Americans to do the ultimate of American traditions, protest?

Where are they (republican House and / or Senate members), period?

It's like they've all fell off the Earth and disappeared.

What's the matter, are they afraid of being tainted w/ the trump brand?

If so, it's way way too late. Everyone of them that stayed silent during all of the crap going on, that stems directly from rump's filthy gutter mouth (and his ranting and raving) will pay the price.

I know that Biden has expressed an interest in reaching out to non-Democrats, and work together to solve/resolve issues, but I can't condone this / go along w/ it, especially when these republican thugs and traitors stayed silent and didn't speak out against the rump excesses.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,734 posts)
16. Here they do, at least the Democrats generally do it.
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 01:38 PM
Aug 2020

The party endorsement is often in a prominent position on their campaign materials and sometimes on their lawn signs. I guess our candidates are proud of the endorsement; the GOPers not so much. And with good reason.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
17. Every republican running should have his image paired with an image of Trump saying "I take no respo
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 02:14 PM
Aug 2020

Every republican running should have his image paired with an image of Trump saying "I take no responsibility at all."

And/or an appropriate statement.

And/or some appropriate local contradiction.

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