Yes, precisely what I'm saying. There are a lot of political moderates in Congress in both houses that has been there for a long time and nobody but government employees and the most dedicated political junkies could name them.

The best, noteworthy, and most successful politicians are usually firebrands that didn't back down from their stances and didn't cave to outside pressure and at least not without concessions from the opponent.

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What are we gaining?

The left looking stupid trying to intimidate conservatives into verifying their stereotypes about them being racist and bigoted?

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Posted by ShortyRob

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Posted on 2/20/17 at 1:21 pm to Sentrius

The fact that the GOP still believes they can make liberals like them if they just apologize enough is why Trump kicked their arse.

You'd think they'd learn but apparently, they're as hard-headed as the protesting liberals

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Posted by Pettifogger

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Posted on 2/20/17 at 1:21 pm to Sentrius

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The best, noteworthy, and most successful politicians are usually firebrands that didn't back down from their stances and didn't cave to outside pressure and at least not without concessions from the opponent.

Yeah but implementing this in an intellectually sound way is tough. This administration, IMO, is the first time we've really seen the troll elements put to use for (what we're promised will be) substantive gains.

It's just way too early to see what the payoff will be. I agree generally that you can't wilt under attack and have much impact. But I think that's a generalized rule we're applying to a more specific situation when it comes to characters like Bannon and Milo and the like.

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