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    But they are not!

    As far as I can tell, there are only 2 of 213 Republicans in the House and 1, maybe 2, in the Senate. That being said, being anti-Trump is the lowest of bars and yet "true Republicans" can barely mange that! The rest all support anti-democratic positions because they know that if they would allow democracy to actually work, they would be voted out of office. For example, in Louisiana, there are more registered democrats than republicans and yet those democrats have significantly less representation at both the state and national level than the republican voter and that is by design.
    "As far as you can tell". Do you really have so much time on your hands that you can study the situation so thoroughly to state that 211 are falling short and only 2 are worthy.?
    Come on. I don't have the time or the ambition to do research to refute you. It just does not (on the surface) seem like anything but a partisan post by you.
     
    He is showing signs of " you know what onset". I don't want to type the words here...but you can probably read my mind. Not that Biden is there yet, but it SEEMS like it MIGHT be around the corner for him
    I'm not a doctor but I had a father suffer thru that and then die of that. I have some experience (unpleasant)
    So, since Biden is the President of the United States...and not my dad..."I'm NOT good" Biden's job is too important.
    He really isn’t showing signs of dementia. He has a stutter and stumbles over his words. I’m sorry for your experience with your father, though.

    Biden has done a pretty darn good job of navigating a horrendous foreign policy situation with the Russian aggression. Thank god it’s him and not someone less experienced on the world stage right now.
     
    He really isn’t showing signs of dementia. He has a stutter and stumbles over his words. I’m sorry for your experience with your father, though.

    Biden has done a pretty darn good job of navigating a horrendous foreign policy situation with the Russian aggression. Thank god it’s him and not someone less experienced on the world stage right now.

    I have a family member with dementia right now. Biden is so far from that. I do think he has a little bit of normal age related cognitive decline, but that's all.

    If you want an example of what dealing with someone with dementia is like:

    AFAIK this is a widely believed rumor, but it's close to my personal experience.


    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had to twice ask Sen. Dianne Feinstein to step aside from her leadership role on the Senate Judiciary Committee after she forgot their first conversation
     
    I have a family member with dementia right now. Biden is so far from that. I do think he has a little bit of normal age related cognitive decline, but that's all.

    If you want an example of what dealing with someone with dementia is like:

    AFAIK this is a widely believed rumor, but it's close to my personal experience.

    I agree that Feinstein appears to be a real problem for democrats. I had some real anxiety (PTSD from Ginsberg) during the CA gubernatorial recall. If Newsome had lost, and the Senate flipped because of Feinstein, I would have been livid. I’m sorry for your experience with your family member. Our neighbor of thirty years has early onset dementia, he’s not the same person. It’s very sad.
     
    I have no idea why anyone holds this opinion. He was arguably as unqualified as Trump in 2016. I'm very unconvinced a neoliberal would win vs any anti-establishment conservative. Obama, and Trump should have proven that unexperienced executives are largely inert in their first 100 days, and make massive mistakes.

    Pete has always come across as a Republican who knows he can't get elected in his actual party because he is gay.
    I am of this opinion, but I am a former Republican that has been pushed out of the party by extremists. Pete fits right into what I want from a candidate. If you are more progressive, I can see why he would not be high on your list of candidates. To me, he is a man of character who would rise to the occasion.

    Plus, I love it when he goes on Foxnews and absolutely destroys them.
     
    I am of this opinion, but I am a former Republican that has been pushed out of the party by extremists. Pete fits right into what I want from a candidate. If you are more progressive, I can see why he would not be high on your list of candidates. To me, he is a man of character who would rise to the occasion.

    Plus, I love it when he goes on Foxnews and absolutely destroys them.
    I see Pete as a very interesting candidate. Obviously not qualified in 2020, but a pretty good politician and has a somewhat unique ability to speak to conservatives and bring them along toward some more progressive ideas. If ideological purity is your benchmark, he’s not for you. But I’m intrigued to see if he can bridge some gaps and move the country forward. I was impressed with his steadfast declaration that Democrats can be people of faith and his refusal to concede that Christianity is Republican.
     
    "As far as you can tell". Do you really have so much time on your hands that you can study the situation so thoroughly to state that 211 are falling short and only 2 are worthy.?
    Come on. I don't have the time or the ambition to do research to refute you. It just does not (on the surface) seem like anything but a partisan post by you.
    I don't know if it's 211 but a good 70-80% (if not more) of current GOP members of Congress (both House and Senate) still bend the knee to Trump. This is common knowledge at this point that can be gleaned from listening to them speak. Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise represent the GOP leadership in the House and they are both full-on Trump apologists. Cheney was forced out of her GOP leadership position and replaced with a Trump apologist. Whatever power McConnell wields in the Senate dies with him. There is no significant resistance to Trump in the GOP. This is not a partisan opinion, this is fact.

    Are there Republican voters like you who are opposed to Trump? Sure. But it doesn't matter unless like-minded Republican voters start pulling the level for non-Trumpian candidates in the primary. And, to date, that has been a rarity.
     
    You know you're right. I should have used inexperienced. The only qualification is to be a natural citizen, lived in the country for 14 years, and be at least 35. I'm not sure what conversation you can have about that though.

    You think Obama got a lot done in the first 100 days?
    I think when Obama left office the country was in a much better place than it was when he took office.

    That first 100 days crap is useless. You don't see any results of anything in 100 days.
     
    Recent poll which has everyone talking about Biden’s low approval rating also shows that 49% of R voters prefer Trump as the 2024 candidate. PREFER. If this doesn’t change he wins the nomination going away. Can’t vote for or trust any R candidate at this point in time, with rare exceptions like Cheney, Kinzinger, or maybe Romney. The vast majority won’t stand up to Trump. They were there on Jan 6 and still haven’t broken from him. It’s disqualifying, IMO.
     
    But they are not!

    As far as I can tell, there are only 2 of 213 Republicans in the House and 1, maybe 2, in the Senate. That being said, being anti-Trump is the lowest of bars and yet "true Republicans" can barely mange that! The rest all support anti-democratic positions because they know that if they would allow democracy to actually work, they would be voted out of office. For example, in Louisiana, there are more registered democrats than republicans and yet those democrats have significantly less representation at both the state and national level than the republican voter and that is by design.
    OHHHHH! Let me tell you something about my friends in Louisiana. Alot of them are Democrats, and have been since the late 80s. They just never went back and changed anything. Most would never vote in primaries down there, just the General Election and they would vote Republican all the time. Those boys and girls loved Edwin Edwards and they love Trump like you would not believe. JMO

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    OHHHHH! Let me tell you something about my friends in Louisiana. Alot of them are Democrats, and have been since the late 80s. They just never went back and changed anything. Most would never vote in primaries down there, just the General Election and they would vote Republican all the time. Those boys and girls loved Edwin Edwards and they love Trump like you would not believe. JMO

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    In my neck of North Louisiana, we weren't as high on Edwin Edwards, we supported David Duke in 1990.

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    Right, the whole 'Louisiana has more democrats' thing is an anachronism from the early days when Democrats weren't really the progressive party. It wasn't so long ago that the Republican party in Louisiana was basically a joke and elected offices were filled with Democrats. Even Senator John Kennedy used to be a Democrat. The rise of Fox News and the culture wars in the late 90's hastened the shift in this state that had been lagging behind the national norms.

    Many voters -- particularly in rural areas -- that are nominally registered as Democrats are basically Republicans. Obviously this excludes New Orleans, Baton Rouge, etc.
     
    Right, the whole 'Louisiana has more democrats' thing is an anachronism from the early days when Democrats weren't really the progressive party. It wasn't so long ago that the Republican party in Louisiana was basically a joke and elected offices were filled with Democrats. Even Senator John Kennedy used to be a Democrat. The rise of Fox News and the culture wars in the late 90's hastened the shift in this state that had been lagging behind the national norms.

    Many voters -- particularly in rural areas -- that are nominally registered as Democrats are basically Republicans. Obviously this excludes New Orleans, Baton Rouge, etc.
    That may be true, but LA is solidly red when it should be purple, even at the state level! Registered Dems out number Reps by 200K, I fail to believe that they are all now republican. This state is red for the same reason as the other solidly red states outside the "fly-over" states and that is local Gerrymandering. Generally speaking, democrats were not as energized to vote at the local level as their republican neighbors were because they were content on how the country was changing. Meanwhile, the republican voter was being inundated with far-right radio talk shows telling them that change was bad and its all the liberals fault.

    That strategy worked for them while the dems stayed complacent.

    Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature


    Louisiana Republicans have over TWICE the amount of State Legislators than the Democrats!

    Oh, and Kennedy has less than zero integrity! So there's no loss there!
     
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    That may be true, but LA is solidly red when it should be purple, even at the state level! Registered Dems out number Reps by 200K, I fail to believe that they are all now republican.
    Many of them are. Gerrymandering isn't entirely responsible for the overwhelming amount of Republicans in the state legislature, it's mostly a numbers game. In 2020, the state constitution was amended to specifically state that nothing in it should be construed as guaranteeing a right to an abortion. The measure passed 62 to 38%. Louisiana is about as purple as Kansas.
     
    I think when Obama left office the country was in a much better place than it was when he took office.

    That first 100 days crap is useless. You don't see any results of anything in 100 days.

    It's not useless. It was Obama's best chance to get legislation passed. FDR passed the New Deal in his first 100 days.
     
    Many of them are. Gerrymandering isn't entirely responsible for the overwhelming amount of Republicans in the state legislature, it's mostly a numbers game. In 2020, the state constitution was amended to specifically state that nothing in it should be construed as guaranteeing a right to an abortion. The measure passed 62 to 38%. Louisiana is about as purple as Kansas.
    This, right here, is further feeding my suspicion that ballots are being manipulated in this state! This is the second time I can recall that a statewide measure was being voted on and I can't remember it being on my ballot! Mind you, I fill out a sample ballot prior to going to vote so that vote for every measure! From now on, I will be saving that product. In addition to that, my Ward/Precinct has changed during the same election cycle and I find that weird.
     

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