Current Events > People fleeing the Republican party

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/three-formerly-republican-kansas-lawmakers-will-start-session-as-democrats

The California Chief Justice, also (formerly) republican, exited citing the Kavanaugh trial as her reason.

Overall claims of discontent that the republican party is no longer appealing to officials who identified themselves as moderate.

Hope the wall (that will never get built) and locking her up (which will never happen) was worth losing everything.
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damn, even people in Kansas are fleeing the GOP
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Yeah they're really hemorrhaging supporters especially women. Midterms should've been a wake up call for them

The GOP got crushed in DuPage County in Illinois, a longtime bastion of economic Republicans, and I can honestly say that the GOP in north shore has significantly shriveled up as well. I don't think it can be understated how many wealthier whites have been turned off by the party, which was essential for their electoral chances.
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The real #walkaway.
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my best friend is conservative and while he had started becoming more liberal over the years, 2016 - onwards has made him feel not at all like he could be a Republican
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K181 posted...

The GOP got crushed in DuPage County in Illinois, a longtime bastion of economic Republicans, and I can honestly say that the GOP in north shore has significantly shriveled up as well. I don't think it can be understated how many wealthier whites have been turned off by the party, which was essential for their electoral chances.

An article was published a few days ago stating that 75% of CEOs conducting international business have had to apologize for Trump's lousy international diplomacy.
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Step 2: Force the Democratic party farther right.
Step 3 is when the Dems underperform and get nothing accomplished, not even a rollback of bad extreme right policies.
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Republicans know. Thats why theyre ramping up mass deportations, voter suppression and importing GOP voters (Paul ryans Irish visa free ride)

P4wn4g3 posted...

Step 2: Force the Democratic party farther right.
Step 3 is when the Dems underperform and get nothing accomplished, not even a rollback of bad extreme right policies.

Step 4: P4wn4g3 wakes up from his stupid dream, gets his mom to change his diaper and sit him back down in his high chair so he can post on current events
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All for it if we get a 3rd party or democrats start acting sane again

Edit: or republicans I guess but I don't see that happening
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Tyranthraxus posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

Step 2: Force the Democratic party farther right.
Step 3 is when the Dems underperform and get nothing accomplished, not even a rollback of bad extreme right policies.

Step 4: P4wn4g3 wakes up from his stupid dream, gets his mom to change his diaper and sit him back down in his high chair so he can post on current events

uh

ackshually I'm at work. I take it you are a shameless Dem shill that gets butthurt that Hillary lost.
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Tyranthraxus posted...

K181 posted...

The GOP got crushed in DuPage County in Illinois, a longtime bastion of economic Republicans, and I can honestly say that the GOP in north shore has significantly shriveled up as well. I don't think it can be understated how many wealthier whites have been turned off by the party, which was essential for their electoral chances.

An article was published a few days ago stating that 75% of CEOs conducting international business have had to apologize for Trump's lousy international diplomacy.

Jesus...
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Tyranthraxus posted...

K181 posted...

The GOP got crushed in DuPage County in Illinois, a longtime bastion of economic Republicans, and I can honestly say that the GOP in north shore has significantly shriveled up as well. I don't think it can be understated how many wealthier whites have been turned off by the party, which was essential for their electoral chances.

An article was published a few days ago stating that 75% of CEOs conducting international business have had to apologize for Trump's lousy international diplomacy.

I'm not surprised. Explaining Trump has been something internationals have asked my wife as a tech firm executive fairly regularly. We're going to Japan and South Korea later this year for a conference of her's coupled with a vacation, and that's something they've given her an extra heads up on especially with North Korea.
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Republican party more like Republican farty
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talking points memo dot com
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...

Republican party more like Republican farty

i feel bad for laughing at this
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this is only the beginning

as the voter initiatives the nation over begin to annihilate the entire process of state legislatures drawing district lines, a giant target will appear on republican foreheads as no district will be safe for long
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Rats fleeing a sinking ship
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don't let the door hit you on the way out
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Darkman124 posted...

this is only the beginning

as the voter initiatives the nation over begin to annihilate the entire process of state legislatures drawing district lines, a giant target will appear on republican foreheads as no district will be safe for long

Which means left wing voters will need to be more informed than ever I suppose.
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The Christxit movement is real.

That is some more moderate Christians even fundimentials that are dissatisfied with the republicans and are leaving.
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Uhh not really?
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P4wn4g3 posted...

Which means left wing voters will need to be more informed than ever I suppose.

Everyone, really, since many areas that were never competitive are about to become competitive. Both blue and red, though mostly red.

Will be a massive flush of morons out of government, competition in their place will be on basis of real policy and people who never voted will need to pay attention for the first time.
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#walkaway
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#Rexit
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Giant_Aspirin posted...

damn, even people in Kansas are fleeing the GOP

People in Kansas have a pretty good idea of just how much damage GOP policies can cause
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Darkman124 posted...

P4wn4g3 posted...

Which means left wing voters will need to be more informed than ever I suppose.

Everyone, really, since many areas that were never competitive are about to become competitive. Both blue and red, though mostly red.

Will be a massive flush of morons out of government, competition in their place will be on basis of real policy and people who never voted will need to pay attention for the first time.

That's what I hope happens and what I've hoped that Trump's horrid performance for this country would do for America. However, the clever snakes will undoubtedly find a way to corrupt the democratic party further than it is. My fear would be that the democratic party will reject left wing politics and give the right its pedestal. I wouldn't mind voting conservadems out of course.
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

Giant_Aspirin posted...

damn, even people in Kansas are fleeing the GOP

People in Kansas have a pretty good idea of just how much damage GOP policies can cause

Yep
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Good. Hopefully they'll run to a third party instead of the Democrats.

It's not like a third party will ever have a chance in this country, but it should, ideally, tell the two main parties what stances people support and make them adopt those stances in order to win back voters.

I might actually vote Republican eventually if they'd drop the wacky religious bullshit and loosen up on drug policies. Likewise, I would feel better leaning Democrat again if they'd stop pushing so hard with the identity politics and "open border" stuff.

I'm surprised the Kavanaugh thing caused people to leave, because IMO the Democrats looked worse during that.

People should be leaving because the Republicans refuse to acknowledge climate change.
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people are fleeing political affiliation in general given what both parties have been up to.

i kind of hope this trump experiment leaves us with some better politics when all is said and done

lol
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Better laws to prevent super corrupt people running for office tbh and you must release your tax records
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EndOfDiscOne posted...

I'm surprised the Kavanaugh thing caused people to leave, because IMO the Democrats looked worse during that.

People should be leaving because the Republicans refuse to acknowledge climate change.

Most of the people who have announced side switches are women and are citing reasons like Kavanaugh, Transphobia, and Economics related to children.
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Tyranthraxus posted...

Most of the people who have announced side switches are women and are citing reasons like Kavanaugh, Transphobia, and Economics related to children.

moderate republicans and conservative dems are much more likely to pick sides based on feminist issues than on classic left-of-center policy subjects like climate change or healthcare, whether we are right or not.

that's why dems for years tacked so hard on women's issues- they were fighting for the center.
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EndOfDiscOne posted...

People should be leaving because the Republicans refuse to acknowledge climate change.

i think the general (sane) stance on climate change is that it can be agreed as far as that humans are accelerating a climate shift, but the means of a solution as well as how urgent of a matter it is are disagreed upon
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CADE FOSTER posted...

UnholyMudcrab posted...

Giant_Aspirin posted...

damn, even people in Kansas are fleeing the GOP

People in Kansas have a pretty good idea of just how much damage GOP policies can cause

Yep

Brownback really fucked them over

Drain the swamp!
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EndOfDiscOne posted...

I'm surprised the Kavanaugh thing caused people to leave, because IMO the Democrats looked worse during that.

The fact is a lot of women, especially the middle class suburban white women who were consistent Republican voters, have been completely turned off and away from Trump and the Kavanaugh stuff was the thing that was the final justification they had to leave the party. People try to dismiss or deny the reports and poke holes in what the definitions mean, but the fact is a lot of women out there have gone through some sort of sexual assault situation or at the minimum, been in positions where they have felt sexually uncomfortable from behavior by men like Kavanaugh. You can think he was completely innocent but the rhetoric used by the Republican party and people like Graham and Trump to attack and dismiss Ford completely was a total miscalculation. Poll after poll showed that a majority of women believed her. And it honestly doesn't matter if she was telling the truth or not, the perception of what's true is what matters. And paired with Trump's general sleaziness it was always going to hurt them when they can't afford to lose that voting base.

I think it'll swing both ways, tbh, and you're also seeing that the gender divide on support for the parties is going to be the thing to watch going forward. But I don't think the numbers are there or the messaging and rhetoric is ready for it to benefit Republicans, yet anyways. They have made some slight gains in male minority voters, but they are at such a disadvantage that it'll take more time for them to build that group up enough that it seriously impacts the Democrats.
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