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‘The brand is so toxic’: Dems fear extinction in rural US
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| 2/17/22
| Steve Peoples
Posted on 02/17/2022 2:33:57 AM PST by Libloather
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Imagine that - folks don't want their place to turn into a shithole. Squish 'em like a bug.
To: Libloather
Accusations of racists clinging to their guns and Bibles in 3…2…1…
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posted on
02/17/2022 2:36:32 AM PST
by
Apparatchik
(If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowsk)
To: GOPJ; poconopundit; Jane Long; Diana in Wisconsin; Grampa Dave; Godzilla; null and void; aragorn; ..
(AP) - Some Democrats here in rural Pennsylvania are afraid to tell you they’re Democrats.
The party’s brand is so toxic in the small towns 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh that some liberals have removed bumper stickers and yard signs and refuse to acknowledge their party affiliation publicly. These Democrats are used to being outnumbered by the local Republican majority, but as their numbers continue to dwindle, the few that remain are feeling increasingly isolated and unwelcome in their own communities.
“The hatred for Democrats is just unbelievable,” said Tim Holohan, an accountant based in rural McKean County who recently encouraged his daughter to get rid of a pro-Joe Biden bumper sticker. “I feel like we’re on the run.”
The climate across rural Pennsylvania is symptomatic of a larger political problem threatening the Democratic Party ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Beyond losing votes in virtually every election since 2008, Democrats have been effectively ostracized from many parts of rural America, leaving party leaders with few options to reverse a cultural trend that is redefining the nation’s political landscape.
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posted on
02/17/2022 2:42:12 AM PST
by
Liz
("Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
To: Libloather
81 million votes got counted. By somebody.
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posted on
02/17/2022 2:44:09 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
("If you see something, say something"? I see people dying from vaccines.)
To: Libloather
“The hatred for Democrats is just unbelievable,”
My faith in my fellow citizens might get restored after all.
To: Libloather
One good way to ultimately get rid of bloated and hypocrisy laden celebrity Democrat politics is strict enforcement.
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posted on
02/17/2022 2:48:55 AM PST
by
OttawaFreeper
("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
To: BiglyCommentary
Their contempt for democrats is justified. Democrats earned it.
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posted on
02/17/2022 2:51:49 AM PST
by
virgil
(The evil that men do lives after them )
To: All
MEMO TO DNC
“I feel like we’re on the run. The hatred for Democrats is just unbelievable,” said
an accountant who encouraged his daughter to get rid of a pro-Joe Biden bumper sticker.
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posted on
02/17/2022 2:53:31 AM PST
by
Liz
("Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
To: Libloather
"They're bugs, Wyatt. All that smart talk about live and let live. There ain't no live and let live with bugs."
From Tombstone
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posted on
02/17/2022 2:54:51 AM PST
by
Noumenon
(Black American flag time. KTF)
To: ClearCase_guy
some people did something.
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posted on
02/17/2022 2:57:40 AM PST
by
Magnetar
To: Antoninus
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posted on
02/17/2022 3:04:20 AM PST
by
Claud
To: Libloather
some liberals have removed bumper stickers and yard signs and refuse to acknowledge their party affiliation publicly Well, how about that. Liberals are getting a taste of what it's like to be a conservative in a blue area.
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posted on
02/17/2022 3:06:16 AM PST
by
Hardastarboard
(Don't wish your enemy ill; plan it. )
To: Libloather
“The hatred for Democrats is just unbelievable,” Just remember this, ratzoid: When everything you stand for is about destroying the greatest civilization that's ever existed on the face of the earth, you're gonna be hated.
To: Libloather
“Some Democrats here in rural Pennsylvania are afraid to tell you they’re Democrats.”
Rightly so. The Rat party has gone full America hating, White hating, and freedom hating. Not a good look.
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posted on
02/17/2022 3:18:28 AM PST
by
Brooklyn Attitude
(I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
To: Libloather
Ya but when the rubber meets the road they will all be sneaky little shits and still vote Democrat...
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posted on
02/17/2022 3:19:20 AM PST
by
sit-rep
( )
To: Libloather
Dems fear extinction in rural USThey've never changed who they are.
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posted on
02/17/2022 3:23:55 AM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Claud
Greetings from Potter County!
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posted on
02/17/2022 3:24:37 AM PST
by
macrahanish #1
( BABYMETAL-METAL GALAXY)
To: Liz
“MEMO TO DNC”
I would recommend not sending the memo, because Napoleon was correct when he advocated not interfering when the enemy is making a mistake.
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posted on
02/17/2022 3:42:08 AM PST
by
Clutch Martin
(The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
To: Libloather
It’s about a century late.
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posted on
02/17/2022 3:50:00 AM PST
by
gitmo
(If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
To: Clutch Martin
LoL.......memo was for our amusement.
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posted on
02/17/2022 3:50:02 AM PST
by
Liz
("Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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