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dukester.2 · 05-04-2009, 11:56 AM

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Democratic strategist James Carville warned on Monday that if the Republican Party were to abandon its decades-old alliance with the Christian Right, it would only cement major losses in party identification and vote totals for the GOP.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_195716.html

AeroGuyDC · 05-04-2009, 12:01 PM

How's that for stating the obvious?

Now scoot along, Carville. The liberals need you to concoct another crisis for the Adminstration to captialize on.

cleanhouse · 05-04-2009, 12:10 PM

Isn’t it Ironic the Group that cost them millions of Independent voters would cause them to collapse if they abandoned the party.
Is that possible?

Canerican · 05-04-2009, 12:29 PM

He is right. But the same goes for the Democrats, if they lost evangelicals (at all) Obama would have lost VA, NC, and IN. He would still be President, but it would have been close.

dukester.2 · 05-04-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cleanhouse

Isn’t it Ironic the Group that cost them millions of Independent voters would cause them to collapse if they abandoned the party.
Is that possible?

Anything is possible in the GOP...

roysoldboy · 05-04-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dukester

Anything is possible in the GOP...

I see that you took another post from the bible of many lefties. Is HuffPo your bible? I thought yours was Daily Kos.

dukester.2 · 05-04-2009, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by roysoldboy

I see that you took another post from the bible of many lefties. Is HuffPo your bible? I thought yours was Daily Kos.

I have many sources, the Huff Post is one of them... Calling it a bible is a bit of stretch even for you, is it not?

roysoldboy · 05-04-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dukester

I have many sources, the Huff Post is one of them... Calling it a bible is a bit of stretch even for you, is it not?

I guess I only mentioned two of your heavily used sources. Sorry.

dukester.2 · 05-04-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by roysoldboy

I guess I only mentioned two of your heavily used sources. Sorry.

Apology accepted...

Evenstar51 · 05-04-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dukester

Anything is possible in the GOP...

Well, almost anything! Me, I'd like to hear the pillow talk between James and
Mary. I've never heard her take on the GOP/evangelical liaison, but I'd imagine it's an interesting one. After the GOP meeting this weekend, the talk is about "moving forward;" what that will translate to in terms of platform changes remains to be seen.