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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Wed Apr 11, 2018, 06:39 PM Apr 2018

Once again, David Corn connects the dots.

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It began with the tea party. GOP played footsie with its extremist wing and paved the way to now.

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Paul Ryan’s GOP swept away by a Trumpian revolution he could neither contain nor control

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Once again, David Corn connects the dots. (Original Post) Miles Archer Apr 2018 OP

Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas Freddie Apr 2018 #1

Right on! kentuck Apr 2018 #2

Republicans ceded control to their extremist faction Mr. Ected Apr 2018 #3

The extremist wing of the GOP started with Goldwater & gained power with Reagan. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #4

Freddie

(9,265 posts)

1. Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 06:47 PM

Apr 2018

kentuck

(111,095 posts)

2. Right on!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 06:50 PM

Apr 2018

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Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)

3. Republicans ceded control to their extremist faction

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 07:07 PM

Apr 2018

And learned the hard way, you can't negotiate with terrorists.

On a macro level, we need to view the political state of the USA through the same lens right now.

If we don't stem this fascist revolution, we will succumb to it.

TheSmarterDog

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4. The extremist wing of the GOP started with Goldwater & gained power with Reagan.

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Wed Apr 11, 2018, 07:13 PM

Apr 2018

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