Honestly, do the republicans really think we are that damn stupid??

[Peacetrain]

Do they think we just fell of that proverbial turnip truck. They are seriously going to try and say because the Ukrainians finally got the money the congress approved for them.. after Trump tried to use same said funds to get them to meddle in our elections...that no obstruction was committed. No crime to see...


Give me a break..


Lets try this example... Say a woman contracts with a hit-man for her husband to be killed. But she gets caught before the action happens and the money does not exchange hands, that somehow in their special world.. she gets a by for that.. that intent does not count. You think for a second she does not go to jail??? Intent is a crime..

I am the one that cannot believe that they are that stupid that they are actually going to try and sell that to us.

[Stuart G]

1. It ain't the first time republicans have tried to sell "total s**t"..Look who the president is.

[GeorgeGist]

2. You must remember...

Their base IS stupid.

[TheRealNorth]

10. Or

As I believe, they are okay with this turn toward Fascism because they are "winning".

[LiberalLovinLug]

44. This seems more prevalent in America than any other democracy

Maybe its related to America's fierce sport team fanaticism. But it seems like its like a big game to many. Even more so for Republican voters. Conservatives are more prone to adhere to authoritarianism, and to be more rigid and less liberal in looking at other viewpoints.

And has a lot to do with daytime RW political talk radio so prevalent in Red States which keeps them UNinformed and DISinformed.

But it also seems like its more about voting how your whole family has traditionally voted. My party right or wrong. And its about WINNING. Not winning good policy for your family, but simply to brag that your side won the "game".

[Andy823]

24. Exactly

and that's all they are care about right now. Peoples minds are pretty much made up. You either love trump, like his brain dead base, or you can't stand him at all, which is the majority of voters.

I really doubt there are many voters who are sitting on the fence, and don't know which way to vote.

It's all about having a huge turnout, a blue wave that will wash trump and his gang right out of office.

[Peacetrain]

25. You know I don't think anyone is sitting on the fence either..

Which makes this whole scenario all the worse.. get out the vote and vote the whole lot of them out. the R's

[wryter2000]

3. We are that damned stupid

Over 50% of white women voted for him.

[Aristus]

4. That's the problem with Republicans:

they think everyone is as stupid as they are...

[C_U_L8R]

5. They KNOW their base is exactly that stupid.

[BlueTsunami2018]

6. No, they know their base is that dumb and they don't care what we think.

They know perfectly well all of this is illegal and impeachable but they don’t care because no one is going to do anything about it. All we can do is impeach him and they’ll let him off. We don’t have a rule of law anymore after this. We don’t have a functioning government anymore after this. We barely had one before this. Now it’s truly broken.

[LakeArenal]

7. No one would ever think Schiff is stupid.

Pukes just know how to manipulate the uniformed and apathetic.

Hate is a better story than peace and love.

Media is partly to blame as well.

[Peacetrain]

9. Honest to God, I do not understand for a second how any of the commentators

have not backed them down on that. I am beginning to wonder right now how stupid they (news commentators) are, that they cannot feather that thought out.

[TheRealNorth]

11. On the radio this morning (AM liberal talk radio, mind you)

The news on the hour included coverage of Rick Scott floating a theory about the impeachment.

REPUBLICAN CONSPIRACY THEORIES ARE BEING COVERED AS NEWS.

[ScratchCat]

17. What is this conspiracy

that Scott spoke of?

[TheRealNorth]

32. That the only reason the Democrats were impeaching Trump was to hurt him in the elections

[Sherman A1]

8. They don't care

[still_one]

12. Unfortunately, I don't think they will base it on the facts. I think the reasoning they will use

is they don't see what trump did as impeachable.

I suspect a lot of them don't appreciate the gravity of what trump and his cronies have done, and the danger it poises to our Democracy

[Atticus]

13. Don't ya know? Wherever they go, they're always the smartest people in the room. nt

[Mike 03]

14. 33% of us are.

[Downtown Hound]

15. No, but they think their base is

And they would be correct.

[AJT]

16. The Republicans are talking to 45, no one else.

They don't care what anyone else thinks. If 45 is pleased, his base is pleased. They are afraid of being primaried and counting on the base getting out and voting for them. They are hoping that dems will get discouraged and stay home, which happens. They are also afraid of getting caught in all of this criminality themselves.

[spooky3]

19. I think so too. Nt

[lark]

18. Haven't you seen, repugs have ZERO respect for the country, it's people or it's laws.

They care about themselves & personal profit and power for the oligarch class - that is all. They think that Russia will steal the election for them with massive data hacking, if they just play along. That's all this is, pleasing the oligarchs (PUtin) in charge so they keep their jobs and dont have to take care of "we the people" because Russia is paying the bills. That is all they care about right now - saving Russia so PUtin can ensure their re-election. They are stupid and don't think he will turn on them - which he 100% will when he's gotten all he can from those asshole traitors.

[Wounded Bear]

20. The real question is: Are enough of us that damn stupid?

Here's hoping enough of us wake up this year.

[JHB]

21. They think enough people to let them get away with it are

[Firestorm49]

22. Republicans don't give a damn about what Democrats think.

They also don’t give a damn about what their ignorant base thinks or needs. All they want is to be able to snow them enough to get their vote, then the “base” gets just as f.....ed over as the rest of us, our planet, and society in general.

The “base”, so far as I can glean, is centered not on a platform of policy issues, but on their one central issue, most often guns or abortion. For those two reasons alone they sell their soul to the devil. Guns and abortion - that’s it. Those two issues alone are enough for them to forgo democracy.

The “base” as it is described or alleged, is under educated and lives on less than millionaire status. They are led like sheep, living by their one issue, and seem to have limited means, to put it nicely. Hence the term, “There is nothing more pathetic than a poor Republican.” If you’re not stinking rich, in reality, Republican leadership doesn’t give a shit about you. The “base” just can’t seem to wake up to the reality that we are one breath away from dictatorship, and they think it’s a good thing.

Other sordid issues get carried with the stench of their party. That caging children and separating them from their parents is acceptable is carried into their simple beliefs by the hate and fear being preached from a wanna-be dictator and his collaborators. I tend to believe that they are so stupid that they actually want poisoned air and water, chemicals in our streams and waterways, and mining in every back yard in America.

I am fearful of the future if this lunatic gets re-elected.

[0rganism]

23. yes they do, and so far they appear to be correct

underestimating the Republicans' capacity for self-serving viciousness has been a mistake i've made for much of my adult life. i won't do it anymore and i will caution others against it as well. make no mistake, they are a deadly enemy holding all the tools they need to re-make the state in their image. you do not owe them fealty but you'd be wise to regard them with extreme caution.

[guillaumeb]

26. First, the GOP is speaking to their base.

And second, yes, they do think that many of them are not paying attention.

[Peacetrain]

27. That is so sad..because even if they are not paying attention

it only takes 3 seconds to think that out.. intent is a crime.. using the example of the hired hit man as an example.

[guillaumeb]

45. Agreed. But many Trump voters will support him no matter what

he is accused of, or proven guilty of. We know this, and we know that the GOP controlled Senate will never remove Trump.

[Peacetrain]

46. Agree totally...they will never remove him from office..but we will at the ballot box..

And he is forever more impeached. His record forever blotted. We have succeeded in so many ways. And our House Managers have made the senators listen.. the Trump supporters are supporting a blotted blob. Even they will start to feel scummy after while.

[Iliyah]

28. Apparently so . . .

hell, there base is . . .

Plus, Senate Republicans was not prepared for House Dems to be ready with facts, and as quoted from Graham "well spoken".

Senate Republicans like their counterparts - House and WH are equal and most compatible with their base.

[Caliman73]

29. They aren't selling it to us. They are selling to their base, and...

Hoping to catch the attention of people who typically aren't focused on politics.

Most of us who are on DU regularly have a sense of what is accurate. We see information from all over the place and we seek out explanations of information presented, we look for reputable sources.

The kind of person that Republicans are trying to "sell to" are people who watch Fox, or who don't typically watch news at all.

They aren't stupid, they are cynical and conniving.

[LoveMyCali]

37. They don't need to sell it

We stomp our feet and shake our tiny ineffectual fists and they continue to do whatever the fuck they want to with no consequences.

[Caliman73]

40. I think they do. Otherwise they wouldn't be out there lying all the time.

That is selling it. They lie, they are always on the news shows. Conservatives/Republicans get WAY more TV time than Democrats, and especially more than Progressives. They use their time on the media to lie constantly about "values" and other crap which they do not believe.

If they didn't have to sell it, they wouldn't have invented Fox News, Right Wing Radio, and the whole media eco-system that has invaded the mainstream. They wouldn't have 6 or so major corporations owning most of the media and focusing on the horse race and the controversy rather than on substance and information.


They are definitely selling it. They are very powerful, but they are small in actual numbers. They need to sell it otherwise they would be out voted every time.

[Snackshack]

30. No.

Republicans are banking on apathy not lack of intelligence.

[atreides1]

31. We're not that stupid

But their own constituents are!!!

[NRaleighLiberal]

33. they may be projecting their own stupidity and ignorance onto us

it's how they roll!

all projection, all lies, all the time

[Chakaconcarne]

34. As bold as they are, they must already have assistance for the win in 2020

[capechacon]

35. Well, stupid is as stupid does.....

Stupid people pedal stupid ideas. Many, if not most of them, appear dumb enough to actually believe the tripe they're mouthing.

[Scalded Nun]

36. Honestly, I think they do know we are not stupid, but do not care

They have their base. They know their hate-filled base will believe anything they say. They believe that their base (combined with voter apathy, weariness and suppression tactics) will allow them to carry the day. They are balls-to-the-wall on this, and know if they let up they are doomed politically. There will be no let-up, only ratcheting-up.

These are indeed most dangerous times we live in.

[NewJeffCT]

38. They're doing this because of experience

After Sandy Hook, 95% of Americans wanted stronger background checks. Republicans united to filibuster and block in 2013

In September 2013, most Americans blamed Republicans for the Ted Cruz shutdown.

In 2014, Republicans picked up a net of NINE seats in the Senate and went from a minority to the majority party in the Senate and we soon had Moscow Mitch blocking judges, including Merrick Garland.

So, by counting on Americans to have short term memories pays off for them.

[yaesu]

39. Well, they KNOW their base is that damn stupid & that is all they care about, and they are right

their base is that damn stupid

[NoMoreRepugs]

41. Exactly yaesu, the sound bites for the Deplorable base

relayed by Fox and HateRadio are all that matter here.

[CaptainTruth]

42. Republicans believe their supporters are that stupid, or brainwashed, & they're right.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

43. Yes, And Their Supporters Rarely Let Them Down

[MrScorpio]

47. Yeah, they do.