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The Way Forward

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1. "The Republican Party has been a cartel, and no one asks a cartel, 'What's your ideological purpose?'

Reply to usaf-vet (Original post)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 10:00 PM

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You don’t ask OPEC, ‘What’s your ideology?’ You don’t ask a drug gang, ‘What’s your program?’ The Republicans exist only for the pursuit of power, for no other purpose. Republicans only exist to elect Republicans. They are down to one idea: How can we win?” - Stuart Stevens, former chief Republican strategist, Lincoln Project adviser

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The Way Forward .... I feel needs a reminder of how willing the republican's are to use dirty tricks and lies to win. [View all] usaf-vet Saturday OP

"The Republican Party has been a cartel, and no one asks a cartel, 'What's your ideological purpose?' sop Saturday #1

Thanks for this post. K&R c-rational Saturday #2

The GOP has been a crime syndicate for a long time. Irish_Dem Saturday #3

For some reason I have been thinking about that Shakespeare quote too. Irish_Dem Saturday #4