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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Reason Darnold Has Every Republican Behind Him
Is that he has something on every single one of them.Maybe it's Epstein, maybe something else.
Bolton and Christie were examples.
He knows where they live.
Mob Boss

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The Reason Darnold Has Every Republican Behind Him (Original Post)
Mr.Bee
Sep 9
OP
No, many of them are just shit human beings who think the same way he does (nt)
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 9
#10
snowybirdie
(6,341 posts)1. His daddy in law
Is a political power broker in SW Florida where lots of millionaires live or have property. He actually is from the NYC area.
Bluesaph
(968 posts)3. Whose?? _(ツ)_/
yorkster
(3,398 posts)4. Right - whose father-in-law?
OLDMDDEM
(2,746 posts)2. Good point. I tend to agree.
malaise
(289,248 posts)5. Been saying that for eons
Rec
malaise
(289,248 posts)6. Been saying that for eons
Rec
Melon
(788 posts)7. Because they align as a party with the goals of the party
They dont spend time attacking each other. They move ahead as a party
.versus
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The know that there own careers hinge on staying in power as long as possible.
House of Roberts
(6,247 posts)8. Sam Darnold?

Mr.Bee
(1,237 posts)11. No, Darnold Dump
SheltieLover
(73,755 posts)9. Kompromat

muriel_volestrangler
(104,767 posts)10. No, many of them are just shit human beings who think the same way he does (nt)
NCDem47
(3,041 posts)12. For Republicans who aren't BEGGING to get in on the action...
The rest are bribed, bullied or blackmailed.
I was syaing this in Trump's first term. The Mob Boss got the keys to the vault--and boy was he going to use it to his advantage.
BlueTsunami2018
(4,628 posts)13. Or maybe they're just a bunch of fucking fascists.
Which seems much more likely to me.
Theyve always been this, this was always the plan.
walkingman
(9,852 posts)14. The reason is obvious....
When 54% of Americans read below a 6th grade level and about 35% think they will be raptured - it is easy pickings for someone like Trump.
Solomon
(12,607 posts)15. I've said for years. You can't get in the club unless you're blackmailable. They can't trust you otherwise.