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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

10 hrs ago

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 10 hrs ago OP

Absolute must. Magats are not adept at connecting the dots SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #1

I disagree. They don't deserve to be called republicans anymore. CrispyQ 10 hrs ago #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 10 hrs ago #3

In NC there is a bit of an organized effort to have people run in GOP primaries for state house and senate dsc 10 hrs ago #4

We don't need duplicitous candidates. Baitball Blogger 10 hrs ago #5

"you have to run as a Republican" Ferrets are Cool 10 hrs ago #6

well, pedophelia isn't a deal breaker... ret5hd 10 hrs ago #7

I agree. We can't let them get away with dismissing it as "MAGA" or "the Tea Party." It is the GOP. Martin68 9 hrs ago #8

pardon my ignorance ClaudetteCC 9 hrs ago #9

Justice of the Peace, a judge for misdemeanor offenses. surfered 9 hrs ago #11

Thank you! ClaudetteCC 9 hrs ago #12

And civil suits under a certain dollar amount surfered 8 hrs ago #14

The same in our area. Former local elected officials switched from Democrats to Republican purely for electability surfered 9 hrs ago #10

It was the other way when I was young. Warren_Pointe 8 hrs ago #13

I personally hate the non-partisan races. I really want to know which is a maga and which is a Democrat. LiberalArkie 7 hrs ago #19

We need to run as what we are, even in magat areas, mwmisses4289 8 hrs ago #15

There are only two sides: Republicans and non-traitors. hay rick 8 hrs ago #16

if you are a Republican azureblue 8 hrs ago #17

Someone in TN DownriverDem 8 hrs ago #18

I have told kin in Arkansas that I cannot vote for them if they are running as a Rethuglican. TomSlick 2 hrs ago #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 1 hr ago #21