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8. Bumping for exposure and for reminders of previous Republican schemes

Mon Sep 30, 2024, 01:39 PM

Sep 30

Some of you have probably either read Robert Draper's When the Tea Party Came to Town (original title: Do Not Ask What Good We Do) or caught coverage on TV's FRONTLINE or read media accounts of how Republicans reacted when Barack Obama was elected president. A couple of links for your use and for sharing:

https://www.npr.org/2012/09/24/161703998/excerpt-do-not-ask-what-good-we-do

]https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-strategists-return-to-the-dinner-table-hungering-for-a-way-forward/2013/01/20/347794ea-61c6-11e2-b05a-605528f6b712_story.html

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We have to win across the board, up and down the ticket.... lastlib Sep 29 #1

Worrisome...as the senate does not look promising for dems PortTack Sep 30 #3

This JustAnotherGen Sep 30 #6

Why can't these timms139 Sep 30 #7