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Originally Posted by Medusa
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Actually what I find most interesting about these two gentlemen is that they actually harken back to an *older* Republican party. Now, do I think that either of these two men have a snowball's chance in hell of making it in national Republican politics? No. Outside of the D.C. metro area their campaigns would be effectively over before they started. However, in DC they can get some ink because of the novelty factor if nothing else.
They are an example of how the GOP has, in the long-term, shot itself in the foot in order to make short-term electoral gains. Over the long-haul all of the Tim Day's in the world won't move the black or queer votes in the direction of the GOP as long as the party continues to espouse positions that are either passively or actively hostile to those communities.
Cheers
Aj
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