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Thanks Obumble, the Democrat Party is Decimated
2017-01-05
A short video. But they are all wrong: decimate means to kill one out of every ten. What happened to the Democrats in terms of their elected politicians including state and local representation has been much, much worse. But they worked hard to achieve it, so there's that, at least.
Posted by:Beavis

#23  Works for me, #3 DV.
Posted by: Barbara   2017-01-05 20:25  

#22  Corrected; thinking of the ones I know; I believe you are right about this last election, with the across-the-board Republican win.

What is interesting is Obama and Trump were essentially off the bench, rather than an established starter (McCain, Romney, Clinton).
Posted by: swksvolFF   2017-01-05 16:33  

#21  Soccer moms vote Republican, swksvolFF, and this time many of them voted for Mr. Trump in the end. It's single women who mostly vote Democrat.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-01-05 16:12  

#20  So, what's going to replace the Democratic party - unless you want to live in a one party system?

There is an effort to imitate the Tea Party awakening among the young Sanders supporters. If they roll with the current anti-globalist agenda, how about National Socialist?

Nah, the Democrat party will continue on, too much organizational foundation to just pull stakes and fold tent. What it will be in a year is an interesting question. If enough youth go Sandernista and enough minorities go 'hey Trump is alright after all' it will be a party of mostly aged hippies and soccer moms.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2017-01-05 15:59  

#19  Either party gets corrupted if they have the reins too long.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-01-05 15:16  

#18  What gorb said. In the immortal words of that great philosopher, Han Solo:"Don't get cocky, kid!" Never underestimate the power of the Stupid Republican Party to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Posted by: PBMcL   2017-01-05 14:26  

#17  Pretty typical for both parties Abu.

It isn't like the Republicans have some earth shattering and mind blowing new things. They are just in power now because they ain't the demoncrats.

The left will get back into power because the Republicans will show themselves to be little better than anyone else.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-01-05 14:02  

#16  I wouldn't worry about the Democrat Party. They were in disarray when Ronald Reagan got elected too. They have an amazing ability to bounce back which I think can be attributed mainly to the short memories of the electorate, MSM bias and Republican stupidity.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-01-05 13:51  

#15  Yet another positive checkbox for his administration.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-01-05 13:10  

#14  So, what's going to replace the Democratic party - unless you want to live in a one party system?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-01-05 12:06  

#13  We've seen this before, and it's been said about the Republicans as well.
Posted by: Iblis   2017-01-05 11:58  

#12  "And yet they are still doubling and tripping down on the stupid that has failed them so well in the past. Posted by: DarthVader"

FIFY
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance   2017-01-05 11:37  

#11  But it is a nice, heart warming story.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-01-05 11:12  

#10  Thank you, Thumper Dribble5791. I'm afraid I lack that skill.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-01-05 11:10  

#9  I'm afraid gorb is right.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-01-05 11:07  

#8  But the Republican party is the party of stupid. That will give the Dems time to reconstitute.
Posted by: gorb   2017-01-05 10:22  

#7  Geez I really needed some good news this morning...

Kinda brings a tear to your eye doesn't it.

I once asked a lefty spouting the joys of Communism and asked him to name a successful communist society...he kinda went into frothing, spittle filled, twitching fit and left the party.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2017-01-05 10:12  

#6  Lookin' for a downside.......
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2017-01-05 08:02  

#5  Given the opportunity, most rational people reject communism.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-01-05 07:33  

#4  I think the word we're looking for is annihilate.

an·ni·hi·late
əˈnīəˌlāt/
verb
verb: annihilate; 3rd person present: annihilates; past tense: annihilated; past participle: annihilated; gerund or present participle: annihilating

destroy utterly; obliterate.
"a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all"
synonyms: destroy, wipe out, obliterate, wipe off the face of the earth; More
eliminate, liquidate, defeat
"an ungodly tornado touched down, annihilating everything in its path"
antonyms: create
defeat utterly.
"the stronger force annihilated its opponent virtually without loss"
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-01-05 07:30  

#3  And yet they are still doubling and tripling down on the stupid that has failed them so well in the past.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-01-05 04:37  

#2  Decimated everyone but the a$$holes, that is. And the RINOs who sheltered in place.
Posted by: gorb   2017-01-05 02:40  

#1  Why not just embed the video? Like this.

Posted by: Thumper Dribble5791   2017-01-05 02:08  

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