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yallerdawg

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4. The Republican Party thrives on cognitive dissonance.
Fri Dec 19, 2014, 11:54 AM
Dec 2014

Why can't the Democratic Party?

For example, we tell the values corporations they do not have to have health insurance which includes abortion or birth control coverage. Then, we do everything in our power to make sure there is affordable coverage available.

Since Roe v. Wade (1973), the Republicans have pledged to end abortion. That is a long time to fail in delivering a promise - but a lot of elections! Do they really want to end this divisive, manipulative issue? And religious conservatives keep voting for the party that doesn't deliver.

We lose elections we should win because we concede our identification to the Republicans. We need to change the perception which in effect is reality.

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