Comments on: SC a Blue State? http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:30:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Harden Gervais http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12522 Harden Gervais Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:43:28 +0000 http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12522 Actually, I've heard through the grapevine that some General Assembly Republicans would be open to switching parties, or at least breaking away from the GOP caucus, if the Dems would step forward and offer some sort of deal. But, true to their m.o., the Dems continue to do nothing. Actually, I’ve heard through the grapevine that some General Assembly Republicans would be open to switching parties, or at least breaking away from the GOP caucus, if the Dems would step forward and offer some sort of deal.

But, true to their m.o., the Dems continue to do nothing.

]]> By: Mattheus Mei http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12520 Mattheus Mei Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:15:41 +0000 http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12520 I'm a liberal and a democrat and I agree in principal with Thomas, this states republican party has lost it's identity due to local infighting between the factions. For some reason the party is shifting ever further 'right' as influence from the Upstate increases over the midlands and the coast. That is driving many more democrats to come out of the wood work and moderate traditional conservatives (who are now viewed as liberals from the power brokers in Greenville) to jump ship and form coalitions with the Dems in an effort to ebb the tide of the new Radical Republicans of the upstate. This is an issue that as a party you'll have to stand up to... Do you want to be a party of the people for smaller government and core but broad traditional values or are you going to become fascists and theocrats crowning Bob Jones High Priest, Prophet, and King? Perfect example of this - a person such as Buddy Witherspoon is running against a sound traditionally conservative person such as Lindsey Graham. Even as a liberal I'm shocked at what amounts simply to cannibalism... I’m a liberal and a democrat and I agree in principal with Thomas, this states republican party has lost it’s identity due to local infighting between the factions. For some reason the party is shifting ever further ‘right’ as influence from the Upstate increases over the midlands and the coast. That is driving many more democrats to come out of the wood work and moderate traditional conservatives (who are now viewed as liberals from the power brokers in Greenville) to jump ship and form coalitions with the Dems in an effort to ebb the tide of the new Radical Republicans of the upstate. This is an issue that as a party you’ll have to stand up to… Do you want to be a party of the people for smaller government and core but broad traditional values or are you going to become fascists and theocrats crowning Bob Jones High Priest, Prophet, and King? Perfect example of this - a person such as Buddy Witherspoon is running against a sound traditionally conservative person such as Lindsey Graham. Even as a liberal I’m shocked at what amounts simply to cannibalism…

]]> By: The Shot http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12519 The Shot Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:53:05 +0000 http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12519 Norm - sorry. Every once in a while Will uses his talents and writes something substantive. The problem is you have to wade through all the crap to find it. Norm - sorry. Every once in a while Will uses his talents and writes something substantive. The problem is you have to wade through all the crap to find it.

]]> By: lou http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12518 lou Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:54:27 +0000 http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12518 indeed, when Republicans treat human beings like scum, the scum rises to the surface and kills everything in sight.......the humans spoke to the scum indeed, when Republicans treat human beings like scum, the scum rises to the surface and kills everything in sight…….the humans spoke to the scum

]]> By: norm petersen http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12511 norm petersen Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:58:40 +0000 http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12511 actually folk touched on this yesterday. actually folk touched on this yesterday.

]]> By: Thomas http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12507 Thomas Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:27:54 +0000 http://shotpolitics.com/sc-a-blue-state.htm#comment-12507 The great and powerful of the GOP (Katon Dawson, Mark Sanford, etc) have done a fine job turning us into a big government, big spending party. The Dems are going to become competitive again, and they should. We have lost our way and the people know it. Perhaps it is what we need. We needed a Carter to get a Reagan. Maybe we need a butt kicking so that we can then rebuild our party again on conservative principles. The great and powerful of the GOP (Katon Dawson, Mark Sanford, etc) have done a fine job turning us into a big government, big spending party.

The Dems are going to become competitive again, and they should. We have lost our way and the people know it.

Perhaps it is what we need. We needed a Carter to get a Reagan. Maybe we need a butt kicking so that we can then rebuild our party again on conservative principles.

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