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62. "a number of Republicans are skipping this election cycle all together."

Wed May 25, 2016, 02:33 AM

May 2016

Not enough. From the BBC.

Remember the #NeverTrump movement? No one in the Republican Party seems to. While certain pundits (Bill Kristol) and politicians (Mitt Romney) continue to tilt at the independent-conservative-candidate windmill, the rank and file of the party appear to be falling in line behind their presumptive nominee.

According to a Washington Post survey, 85% of Republicans plan to vote for their man. A New York Times offering finds a similar number.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-36372929

Quite a worrying opinion piece, it looks like a Trump presidency isn't as far fetched as it first appeared.

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Colin Powell says he’s only still a republican because “it annoys them” [View all] FLPanhandle May 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author redstatebluegirl May 2016 #1

"a good man"? closeupready May 2016 #8

The old Taco Trucks Of Mass Destruction presentation. Iggo May 2016 #9

yeah, he's such a good man that he covered up the My Lai massacre. kath May 2016 #10

Never forget They_Live May 2016 #55

Such a spineless shill yourpaljoey May 2016 #2

A war criminal. Stay where you belong. ghostsinthemachine May 2016 #3

^ ^ ^THIS! ^ ^ ^ lastlib May 2016 #41

Fuck him - a Republican of expediency packman May 2016 #4

Drop dead, war criminal. Iggo May 2016 #5

Weakest Enabler who ever lived, except for maybe Laura Bush nt Laura PourMeADrink May 2016 #6

Stupid response. Baitball Blogger May 2016 #7

Their brochures are filled with groupthink and propaganda IronLionZion May 2016 #11

Also, in a red county you wouldn't hear too many true blue ideas. Baitball Blogger May 2016 #12

He should have resigned as Secretary of State when W asked him to lie about Iraq. LS_Editor May 2016 #13

To be fair though we dont know what went on behind closed doors in that and by that I mean cstanleytech May 2016 #15

bottom line is... Javaman May 2016 #35

Hey I agree but for that to happen there would have to be some real solid proof cstanleytech May 2016 #39

he showed the UN cartoons of the supposed labs. Javaman May 2016 #50

And he would then use a plausible deniability defense cstanleytech May 2016 #56

he was a willing water carrier. and as such... Javaman May 2016 #60

I certainly agree with you but sadly I dont think any of those who cstanleytech May 2016 #61

I agree... Javaman May 2016 #70

his legacy goes back to the attempted coverup of MyLai. The man has always been niyad May 2016 #43

It's extremely simple-minded to think someone like Powell didn't know Bush was lying about WMDs. jalan48 May 2016 #14

Not all government employees have the same lvl of access to information cstanleytech May 2016 #16

Bill Clinton was President for eight years. jalan48 May 2016 #17

So you are saying that its Bills fault for the Iraq invasion? cstanleytech May 2016 #18

Nope. I'm saying he had to be aware something was wrong with Bush's intel. jalan48 May 2016 #19

Clinton did a fair share of bombing of Iraq over WMD claims too, softening it up for Bush. arcane1 May 2016 #28

I doubt they kept him in the loop cstanleytech May 2016 #40

powel was the secretary of state. Javaman May 2016 #36

The question always remains how many policians thought they were stong arming Iraq Johonny May 2016 #30

Good points. jalan48 May 2016 #31

After seeing the photo of Powell and his wife Lars39 May 2016 #51

Unfortunately, the true test for powell was when the bushies asked him to lie to the UN and he did. samsingh May 2016 #20

Agreed. FLPanhandle May 2016 #21

his reputation, his morals, he ethics, etc all died. nt Javaman May 2016 #37

good answer oldandhappy May 2016 #22

Too funny Hekate May 2016 #23

Good, we don't want him over here either. War criminal. liberalnarb May 2016 #24

The entire bush administration should be imprisoned. liberalnarb May 2016 #25

Whatever his reasons, I don't care, as long as he doesn't switch parties. arcane1 May 2016 #26

He's not half as clever as he thinks he is. surrealAmerican May 2016 #27

as a buddy who was an officer in the Army once told me... Javaman May 2016 #38

LOL! Not just Republicans, but Democrats are moving to his right. immoderate May 2016 #29

I don't care, he will ALWAYS be remembered now as a Bush WH funky. Rex May 2016 #32

fuck that asshole, he still lied us into the Iraq war and I'm sure he has secrets to spill Demonaut May 2016 #33

He lied then and he's lying now. Iggo May 2016 #52

who the F cares... Javaman May 2016 #34

You know what would annoy Republican leadership more Colin? LiberalLovinLug May 2016 #42

Guess what? If Clinton gets the nomination, Powell's her VP RufusTFirefly May 2016 #44

No, he's only still a repuglican cuz he hasn't been frog-marched to The Hague for prosecution! lastlib May 2016 #45

i was going to write: fuck that asshole orleans May 2016 #46

He's a sad figure in US History nikto May 2016 #47

he's a republican whore Skittles May 2016 #48

I wonder if he pushed the WMD hoax and the Iraq War just to annoy people also uhnope May 2016 #49

Bullshit. He's a Republican because they pay better for speeches. Bucky May 2016 #53

And we know who "them" is, don't we, Colin? Grins May 2016 #54

He's the Joe Lieberman of the Republican party. n/t TonyPDX May 2016 #57

As you can read above, Powell carried water for the GOP ffr May 2016 #58

piss on Colin Powell KG May 2016 #59

"a number of Republicans are skipping this election cycle all together." Bad Dog May 2016 #62

It's an opinion peice Egnever May 2016 #63

Yet it's an opinion piece aimed at a British audience. Bad Dog May 2016 #64

And still draws the wrong conclusions Egnever May 2016 #65

I don't know. Bad Dog May 2016 #66

Can't fault you for that Egnever May 2016 #67

He is an American, but he's employed by the BBC. Bad Dog May 2016 #68

"the World is still recovering from Dubya's disastrous term in office." Egnever May 2016 #69

Not funny matt819 May 2016 #71