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TwilightZone

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4. I'll believe it when I see it.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2019, 03:50 PM

Sep 2019

American politics is cyclical and the voting public is quite fickle and has a very short memory. Until I see the tombstone, I'm not buying into the death of the GOP, particularly long-term.

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The Republican Party Is Doomed. [View all] elleng Sep 2019 OP

Oh well. WheelWalker Sep 2019 #1

One can only hope Mr. Greenberg is right! Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #2

Eggs, counting, hatched, something something HelpImSurrounded Sep 2019 #3

Count all your chickens before they hatched! Tiggeroshii Sep 2019 #6

Hatch your counts before they chicken JHB Sep 2019 #13

. Tiggeroshii Sep 2019 #17

I'll believe it when I see it. TwilightZone Sep 2019 #4

me too.. the money is with republicans. mountain grammy Sep 2019 #14

On Obama's first Inauguration Day, Pudits declared: Thunderbeast Sep 2019 #5

Unfortunately, I don't think this is true. Lonestarblue Sep 2019 #7

as long as we live under a capitalist system republicans will thrive. nt yaesu Sep 2019 #8

It's doomed *IF* our future elections are fair and democratic. paulkienitz Sep 2019 #9

People were saying the same thing in 2016. Sarg Sep 2019 #10

So was an opinion piece in the Guardian, IIRC FiveGoodMen Sep 2019 #19

Sitting talking with neighbors this past weekend CDerekGo Sep 2019 #11

And it's sickening to read and know just how true it all is. calimary Sep 2019 #15

And....Rove, Bush, and Cheney will go to jail for war crimes! LiberalLovinLug Sep 2019 #12

I've lost track of how many times I've heard this before. TomSlick Sep 2019 #16

Yeah, I've been hearing this particular refrain since 1981 or so. Arthur_Frain Sep 2019 #18

Except that they have effectively established minority rule Maven Sep 2019 #20