• Queen HawlSera
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    291 month ago

    The only reason we have it is because Republicans know that if we got rid of it, they’d never win the white house again without overhauling the whole party.

    See Also: Why Puerto Rico and Washington DC are not states

    • @PugJesus
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      171 month ago

      “Hey, Puerto Rico is economically moderate and somewhat socially conservative! You should really want them as a state, right GOP?”

      GOP: “Uh, it’s just about the shade of… c-cultural differences…”

      • Queen HawlSera
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        51 month ago

        The thing is, the GOP is dying and they know that. They built a brand around elderly blue collar white folks who love the bible they’ve never read and are so racist they even hate white guys with a tan…

        Their brand appeals to this guy and excludes everyone else. That’s why they Gerrymander, that’s why they don’t want fair elections, that’s why they’ve became supportive of fascist ideals.

        They know they either fade away and cease to be or…

    • @ZMoney
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      01 month ago

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      • @irreticent
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        11 month ago

        And also because democrats would lose their big tent anti-republican status.

        I don’t get it.