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kentuck

(110,950 posts)
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 09:15 AM Aug 2016

Are Democrats making a mistake running against Trump instead of incumbent Republicans?

Republicans are laying back in the shadows, hoping to maintain their majority in the House and Senate, as Democrats obsess about the moronic and dangerous Donald Trump.

Is this their best strategy? Are they focusing on the wrong enemy? What has really been gained if Trump is defeated but Mitch McConnell is still the Majority Leader? Are we not back to the same place we started?

Would these tens of millions of campaign dollars be better spent in these states and districts to defeat the obstructionists and do-nothings in Congress and the Senate and let Donald destroy himself? Would it be better to ignore him as the major opponent in this election?

This present bunch of Republicans are destroying our nation. Should we focus our attention on the real enemies? Are we wasting our money on Donald Trump?

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Are Democrats making a mistake running against Trump instead of incumbent Republicans? (Original Post) kentuck Aug 2016 OP
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2016 #1
Hillary voters will vote for Dem candidates for Senate and House emulatorloo Aug 2016 #2
But should they be permitted to distance themselves from Trump? kentuck Aug 2016 #4
Try all they want, they are still tainted by him no matter what the claim emulatorloo Aug 2016 #5
Run against the whole freaking do-nothing-for-pay G.O.P. with its degenerate "values" RapSoDee Aug 2016 #3
Bingo! Run against them all and vote against them all. Thanks for the toon! tonyt53 Aug 2016 #6

Response to kentuck (Original post)

emulatorloo

(43,982 posts)
2. Hillary voters will vote for Dem candidates for Senate and House
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 09:17 AM
Aug 2016

As Trev says, the entire GOP looks bad because they support and try to justify this jack-ass

kentuck

(110,950 posts)
4. But should they be permitted to distance themselves from Trump?
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 09:21 AM
Aug 2016

Which is what many of them are attempting to do.

emulatorloo

(43,982 posts)
5. Try all they want, they are still tainted by him no matter what the claim
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 09:23 AM
Aug 2016

JMHO of course

Our candidates are running against their candidates, highlighting GOP obstruction etc.

RapSoDee

(421 posts)
3. Run against the whole freaking do-nothing-for-pay G.O.P. with its degenerate "values"
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 09:20 AM
Aug 2016

This toon is old, but the G.O.P. has over time perverted itself and degenerated even further...sad.

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