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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRAchel: Trump/GOP ramping up family separation pre-election to throw red meat to their base
THey want it to be splashy; "we're cracking down, making good on promises". Apparently the base loves family separations.
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RAchel: Trump/GOP ramping up family separation pre-election to throw red meat to their base (Original Post)
Amaryllis
Oct 2018
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beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)1. The base no longer enough...independent voters fleeing gop
GWC58
(2,678 posts)3. An ever shrinking base.
These people, for lack of a better word, are foaming at the mouth, rabid animals! 👿👺
John Fante
(3,479 posts)4. According to a Quinnipiac poll back in June
68% of independents opposed Gump's family seperation policy. Good luck reviving this despicable policy, GOP.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)5. +1
John Fante
(3,479 posts)2. This would put the senate in play for sure.
The first time Gump tried this, it created a firestorm so extreme, he had to back off a week later.
jcgoldie
(11,645 posts)6. How much meat do the base need?
They seem quite well fed. One would think they might try to expand it but what do I know?