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Re:Facebook's role in Capitol protest larger than previously... by blisterpeanuts on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @08:32PM (#25770611)
Except for the Senate run-off and of course the White House, the Republicans actually were quite successful in the 2020 election; they took back 9-10 seats in the House, flipped one Senate seat, and won many state and local elections.

It may be that the people in power will make it harder in the future for the opposition party to win, but at a grassroots level there is still substantial traction for a moderate/conservative party.

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Re:Facebook's role in Capitol protest larger than previously... by germinalphrase on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @08:38PM (#25770670)
“there is still substantial traction for a moderate/conservative party” which the Republican Party has actively been moving away from since Newt Gingrich intensified the obstructionist power politics that both parties are on rails about.
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Re:Facebook's role in Capitol protest larger than previously... by blisterpeanuts on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @08:44PM (#25770717)
Trump foreign policy was to stay out of armed conflict and that's about as moderate a policy as you can get.
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Re:Facebook's role in Capitol protest larger than previously... by germinalphrase on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @08:54PM (#25770816)
Which is an atypical position for a member of his party, nor does it contradict the rhetorical and political hardening that had taken place since the 90’s.
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