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Stinky The Clown

(67,800 posts) Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:13 PM Sep 2018

George HW Bush was the last Republican to be elected President with . . . . .

. . . . . the majority of the votes cast. And yet, the GOP owns everything. How is that possible?

Now they are ***that*** close to owning a bullet proof Supreme Court with the last two appointments made by an admitted sexual assaulter and now unindicted coconspiritor in a real crime that resulted in a guilty plea.

Talk about the tyranny of the minority!

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George HW Bush was the last Republican to be elected President with . . . . . (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Sep 2018 OP

For starters... clementine613 Sep 2018 #1

Where in the post you replied to were Congresspeople mentioned? nt Xipe Totec Sep 2018 #3

My apologies then... clementine613 Sep 2018 #4

where in my post did I say "owned everything"? nt Xipe Totec Sep 2018 #7

Pssst, you might want to reread the OP. nt greyl Sep 2018 #9

Pssst, you might want to read more carefully Xipe Totec Sep 2018 #10

Wow, this has really gone off the rails. greyl Sep 2018 #12

Yes indeed. Replies without carefully reading don't get a pass. nt Xipe Totec Sep 2018 #13

Dude. The OP says "the GOP owns everything" greyl Sep 2018 #16

Technically, you're correct... clementine613 Sep 2018 #11

I did not post the OP. Read carefully. nt Xipe Totec Sep 2018 #15

Fair enough. clementine613 Sep 2018 #17

"The GOP owns everything" wasn't referring to crockery. greyl Sep 2018 #5

Then I'll reiterate my apologies. clementine613 Sep 2018 #6

No need to apologize, you're correct. greyl Sep 2018 #8

Ohio's vote was never certified, Blackwell refused to certify it. But they counted it anyway. Kerry Meadowoak Sep 2018 #27

And it runs deeper: There are 34 Republican governors, and Republicans completely control 26 states. VOX Sep 2018 #2

who got the majority of votes cast in 2004? onenote Sep 2018 #14

George W. Bush clementine613 Sep 2018 #18

So the OP is mistaken about GHWBush being the last repub president to get a majority of the votes. onenote Sep 2018 #19

It remains true about the first election, but not re-election... Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #22

It took 9-11 to win him the Presidency by popular vote. Crazy and tragic. George Eliot Sep 2018 #25

Once more, just for good measure. clementine613 Sep 2018 #20

'Twas that kinda day/evening or something or 'nother. 🤔 sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #21

I blame the Kochs and others who funded the movement conservative think tanks, organizations betsuni Sep 2018 #23

Eisenhower: The Last Legitimate Republican President citizen blues Sep 2018 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author clementine613 Sep 2018 #28

My vote is Reagan started this. And he fooled a lot of Dems into voting for him. Great Communicator. George Eliot Sep 2018 #26

2004 colsohlibgal Sep 2018 #29

clementine613

(561 posts)

1. For starters...

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:26 PM

Sep 2018

... elections of Congresspeople have nothing to do with who won the Presidency.

(Also, George W. Bush got 50.7% of the votes in 2004)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2004

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

3. Where in the post you replied to were Congresspeople mentioned? nt

Reply to clementine613 (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:47 PM

Sep 2018

clementine613

(561 posts)

4. My apologies then...

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:48 PM

Sep 2018

... when you said "owned everything" I thought you were including Congress.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

7. where in my post did I say "owned everything"? nt

Reply to clementine613 (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:54 PM

Sep 2018

greyl

(22,990 posts)

9. Pssst, you might want to reread the OP. nt

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:57 PM

Sep 2018

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

10. Pssst, you might want to read more carefully

Reply to greyl (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:58 PM

Sep 2018

This is the second reply you've made where you misread the text.

greyl

(22,990 posts)

12. Wow, this has really gone off the rails.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #10)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:59 PM

Sep 2018

Adios.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

13. Yes indeed. Replies without carefully reading don't get a pass. nt

Reply to greyl (Reply #12)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:00 PM

Sep 2018

greyl

(22,990 posts)

16. Dude. The OP says "the GOP owns everything"

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #13)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:02 PM

Sep 2018

meaning Congresspeople.

clementine613

(561 posts)

11. Technically, you're correct...

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:59 PM

Sep 2018

... you said "owns everything" not "owned everything." But that's really nitpicking...

I took your "everything" to include Congress. If that wasn't your intent, I, again, apologize.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

15. I did not post the OP. Read carefully. nt

Reply to clementine613 (Reply #11)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:02 PM

Sep 2018

clementine613

(561 posts)

17. Fair enough.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #15)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:02 PM

Sep 2018

Once again, I apologize. No harm meant.

greyl

(22,990 posts)

5. "The GOP owns everything" wasn't referring to crockery.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:49 PM

Sep 2018

Senate and House.

clementine613

(561 posts)

6. Then I'll reiterate my apologies.

Reply to greyl (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:53 PM

Sep 2018

I didn't mean any harm.

greyl

(22,990 posts)

8. No need to apologize, you're correct.

Reply to clementine613 (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:55 PM

Sep 2018

The person who replied to you didn't write the Original Post.

Meadowoak

(5,546 posts)

27. Ohio's vote was never certified, Blackwell refused to certify it. But they counted it anyway. Kerry

Reply to clementine613 (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 02:16 AM

Sep 2018

Should have won the Presidency in 2004.

VOX

(22,976 posts)

2. And it runs deeper: There are 34 Republican governors, and Republicans completely control 26 states.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 10:35 PM

Sep 2018

From top-to-bottom. Republicans are like termites, they destroy from within.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/345232-republicans-will-completely-control-a-quarter-of-the-states
BY REID WILSON - 08/03/17
<snip>
Republicans also hold the governorship and both state legislative chambers in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, New Hampshire. Nebraska’s unicameral legislature is ostensibly nonpartisan, but is controlled by Republicans in practice.

Democrats hold just 15 governorships and control all three levers of government in only six states: Oregon, California, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware.

Republicans control both chambers of the state legislature in Montana, Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania, states run by Democratic governors. Democrats hold both legislative chambers in Nevada, New Mexico, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont, all states run by Republican governors.

Just five states have divided legislatures, and chambers in three of those states — Washington, New York and Alaska — are governed by bipartisan coalitions.

onenote

(42,704 posts)

14. who got the majority of votes cast in 2004?

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:01 PM

Sep 2018

clementine613

(561 posts)

18. George W. Bush

Reply to onenote (Reply #14)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:03 PM

Sep 2018

onenote

(42,704 posts)

19. So the OP is mistaken about GHWBush being the last repub president to get a majority of the votes.

Reply to clementine613 (Reply #18)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:06 PM

Sep 2018

Wounded Bear

(58,660 posts)

22. It remains true about the first election, but not re-election...

Reply to onenote (Reply #19)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:45 AM

Sep 2018

George Eliot

(701 posts)

25. It took 9-11 to win him the Presidency by popular vote. Crazy and tragic.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #22)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 02:08 AM

Sep 2018

clementine613

(561 posts)

20. Once more, just for good measure.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:06 PM

Sep 2018

I'm sorry to the OP for misunderstanding his/her post to include Congress.
I'm sorry to Xipe Totec for mistaking the OP for him/her.
I'm sorry to the OP for correcting him/her about the 2004 election.
I'm sorry to everyone...

I think I'll bow out now that I've thoroughly offended everyone.

sprinkleeninow

(20,249 posts)

21. 'Twas that kinda day/evening or something or 'nother. 🤔

Reply to clementine613 (Reply #20)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 11:14 PM

Sep 2018

betsuni

(25,532 posts)

23. I blame the Kochs and others who funded the movement conservative think tanks, organizations

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:58 AM

Sep 2018

that made all of this possible. The goal is to have a veto-proof supermajority operating without a thought to what the majority wants and finally their dream of a third-world banana republic can come true.

I refuse to believe they will succeed.

citizen blues

(570 posts)

24. Eisenhower: The Last Legitimate Republican President

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:12 AM

Sep 2018

I really like Thom Hartmann's analysis here.

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Response to citizen blues (Reply #24)

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George Eliot

(701 posts)

26. My vote is Reagan started this. And he fooled a lot of Dems into voting for him. Great Communicator.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 02:11 AM

Sep 2018

Right.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)

29. 2004

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 07:50 AM

Sep 2018

I will go to my grave believing that 2004 vote was flipped, all indications early that evening pointed to Kerry winning comfortably then all of a sudden it seemingly was flipped.

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