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johan helge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 08:41 AM Original message |
Silly question: Why do the Repubs get half the votes? |
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Electric Monk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. Saw an interesting thread on this just yesterday, actually |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
2. Republicans/the rich/corporations control the media. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
3. Propaganda, Propaganda, Propaganda, Lies, Lies, Lies (repeat one million times). |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
4. It's a coalition |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
5. They appeal to greed, which is a powerful human trait. |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
6. Many reasons. |
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Beartracks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. "Do unto others... |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Simplistic. Straight white males are not 50% of the populace. |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Well then, I guess I should have said "many reasons" and trotted out a non-bigotted reason first. |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
7. Lack of same-day voter registration, among other needless barriers to voting |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
8. Divisive social issues |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
9. Two reasons |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
10. Its simple |
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dtexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
12. The real question is why the Repukes get half of the votes ... |
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