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2016 Postmortem

joshcryer

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15. This is merely an obvious fact. This is the death knell of the GOP, because they can't handle fact.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Sun May 13, 2012, 11:46 AM

May 2012

They will be unable to adapt, they will be unable to "evolve" as it were. They would have to at the minimum sacrifice someone to pull off such a paradigm shift after having embraced the tea party bigots in 2010. Lose big time, bleed the bigots off, have a scape goat so as to not show that the party had to make such a shift. It's just not possible at this point in time, they rely on those 30% of bigoted Americans to get elected, they rely on them a lot, it's just an insurmountable challenge. They can't do it. The party is on its death bed.

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Top GOP Pollster to GOP: Reverse On Gay Issues [View all] Tx4obama May 2012 OP

Think about what the rights goal must be. Force gay people back to the status brewens May 2012 #1

Did you read the whole article on the link in the OP? n/t Tx4obama May 2012 #2

Yes. I was commenting on the rabid right-wing anti gay people that brewens May 2012 #4

You're right on. There are basically four groups. napoleon_in_rags May 2012 #5

imo group #4 is mostly made up of people fearful that they are gay... polichick May 2012 #11

Agreed. Like I always say: a cat and a salad = napoleon_in_rags May 2012 #12

Exactly. polichick May 2012 #13

Good find dbackjon May 2012 #3

Someone jokingly posted that Mitt Romney was taking responsibility for gateley May 2012 #6

I don't think this will amount to much RZM May 2012 #7

Yes, Romney is throwing his support of adoption by same sex couples under the bus Bolo Boffin May 2012 #8

It is falling on hateful GOP peoples' ears that are not listening. AlinPA May 2012 #9

There is no way the GOP will reverse course on this issue.. DCBob May 2012 #10

This is like when the Berlin wall fell. Or the end of Apartheid. stubtoe May 2012 #14

This is merely an obvious fact. This is the death knell of the GOP, because they can't handle fact. joshcryer May 2012 #15