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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExpect A Blitzkrieg Of Candidates Like Moore Moving Forward. And Many May Win.
The push from the extremely radical right will go on steroids in this election cycle. Even the extreme ACA repeal bills were not enough for these very extreme radicals. They want health care to crash for the majority of Americans.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)"Don't bother - they're here."
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)When a candidate amps up the crazy, it only increases the motivation of the base to vote for that loon.
Chipper Chat
(9,695 posts)Lion of the Senate Dick Lugar was defeated in the primary by a Roy Moore type (I can't remember the dingbat,s name). And being indiana Joe Donnelly didn't stand a chance. But the common sense Hoosiers voted Joe in. Hopefully Alabama and other states in that predicament will follow suit.
Sneederbunk
(14,314 posts)Don't see it happening in the normal North and West.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)possible but as someone in Illinois who has seen Wisc and MI make complete transformations to RW nutters, who knows ...
Many establishment repubs incumbents will be challenged ,those will be easy votes to turn right, but some could also slip in where dems are now in place .
Just look at this crazy fucker and he is leading people that yes I do think are a pack of morons, he is correct, but im aware they are angry voting morons
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/politics/steve-bannon-mcconnell-alabama/index.html
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)I expect the TN-SEN primary in 2018 to be a circus. I fear Marsha Blackburn will come out ahead.