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CrispyQ

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2. I disagree. They don't deserve to be called republicans anymore.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:27 AM

Feb 25

We need to pin Trump to them until they all publicly denounce him or go down with him.

Someone on DU said every time they hear someone say the Democrat party they're going to respond with the Epstein party.

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I was talking to a neighbor who is running for JP as a "R". I asked him about it as I thought he was always a "D" [View all] LiberalArkie Feb 25 OP

Absolute must. Magats are not adept at connecting the dots SheltieLover Feb 25 #1

I disagree. They don't deserve to be called republicans anymore. CrispyQ Feb 25 #2

Not when they say that Trump is just one person and he does not represent the party. The party has to be guilty also. LiberalArkie Feb 25 #3

In NC there is a bit of an organized effort to have people run in GOP primaries for state house and senate dsc Feb 25 #4

We don't need duplicitous candidates. Baitball Blogger Feb 25 #5

"you have to run as a Republican" Ferrets are Cool Feb 25 #6

well, pedophelia isn't a deal breaker... ret5hd Feb 25 #7

I agree. We can't let them get away with dismissing it as "MAGA" or "the Tea Party." It is the GOP. Martin68 Feb 25 #8

pardon my ignorance ClaudetteCC Feb 25 #9

Justice of the Peace, a judge for misdemeanor offenses. surfered Feb 25 #11

Thank you! ClaudetteCC Feb 25 #12

And civil suits under a certain dollar amount surfered Feb 25 #14

The same in our area. Former local elected officials switched from Democrats to Republican purely for electability surfered Feb 25 #10

It was the other way when I was young. Warren_Pointe Feb 25 #13

I personally hate the non-partisan races. I really want to know which is a maga and which is a Democrat. LiberalArkie Feb 25 #19

We need to run as what we are, even in magat areas, mwmisses4289 Feb 25 #15

There are only two sides: Republicans and non-traitors. hay rick Feb 25 #16

if you are a Republican azureblue Feb 25 #17

Someone in TN DownriverDem Feb 25 #18

I have told kin in Arkansas that I cannot vote for them if they are running as a Rethuglican. TomSlick Feb 25 #20

What is weird is that from 2019 and before all county and city offices were Democratic. The R's only got in with Trump LiberalArkie Feb 25 #21

Before President Obama was elected this was a solidly Democratic county. TomSlick Feb 25 #22