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I . . . . don't think that's the reason!

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I agree, though she does have a point. The Republican Party is the party of dirty tricks, lack of civility and outright indecency. And, since Trump emerged as it's leader, moral depravity.

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Two words: Swift Boat.

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I agree with Kathleen. Republican politicians lie through their teeth, and their voters eat it up like candy.

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At least not the entire or even primary reason

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Maybe you could ask Hillary?

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This is so tired. Hillary Clinton, much as people want to make it so, is not the Democrat bogeyman.

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My point was that 30 years of inauthentic screeching about Hillary eventually paid off for the GOP. I can't think of an equivalent situation with the parties reversed.

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Clearly. The Republicans have told a narrative and people are following it. The relative diversity of Democrats means they do not speak with a unified voice, and they can't lead voters in a single direction.

The big story of the last 20 years is the Republicans have taught a large chunk of Americans to be ideological.

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