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Admin wrote:SoupOrSam wrote:Whoa whoa whoa, is this back?
Yes, we'll try it again.
BleuLineLady wrote:Troy Loney wrote:http://www.npr.org/2015/03/25/395309315/journalist-says-ted-cruzs-message-is-clear-that-compromise-is-for-losers
Great discussion on Ted Cruz. You can see where some of his views are a little over the top, but most of his positions are based on reasonable premises.
As a liberal, I couldnt be happier that Cruz is in the race. He'll definitely throw a monkey wrench into the republican debates and make things entertaining at a minimum. Some Republicans thought after the last Presidential election that the problem was that Romney wasnt conservative enough. If they want to go in that direction, I say have it...they'll get the same outcome. Their policies dont match up well with the demographic or cultural changes in this country. Women, African Americans, Latinos, LGBT people are large voting blocks that are growing and frankly whoever the Republican candidate is will have to do a lot of work to start to even rebuild the bridges they continue to burn with them.
Sam's Drunk Dog wrote:Good thing we traded 5 jihadists for him. Best trade since Ponikarovsky.
BleuLineLady wrote:Tico Rick wrote:Totally agree, BLL. Teabaggers may love guys like Cruz and Santorum, but those kind of candidates are not going to win in a general election.
The Teabagging agenda only plays in segments and certain pockets of the country. It had success in past midterms because of low voting turnout and because a lot of districts are gerrymandered. But in general presidential elections, where turnout is higher, the Democrats have a natural advantage...especially now.
Pitt87 wrote:BleuLineLady wrote:Tico Rick wrote:Totally agree, BLL. Tea Partiers may love guys like Cruz and Santorum, but those kind of candidates are not going to win in a general election.
The Tea Party agenda only plays in segments and certain pockets of the country. It had success in past midterms because of low voting turnout and because a lot of districts are gerrymandered. But in general presidential elections, where turnout is higher, the Democrats have a natural advantage...especially now.
I think the phrase "x" is one of the reasons this thread gets shut down. You don't have to approve of the perspective, and its a commonly used term for Tea Party, but neither of thosegive you the right to use derogatory language.
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