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If the American electorate was slightly less stupid, I’d be ecstatic, because he made himself effectively kryptonite to reasonable, intelligent people with that statement.
Unfortunately, the American electorate is, on average, that stupid.
What's worse is that the average is weighted further toward stupid by gerrymandering. They're right that the game is rigged, it's just not rigged against them.
Every accusation is an admission.
Gaslight. Obstruct. Project.
Yup. That about sums it up. You guys wanna talk about something else or?
He said it in 2016 though and has still been re-elected and elected speaker of the house regardless. Hopefully this has an effect on the republican party at large though now. It might fly where he's from, but it won't in the US at large. We just need to make sure people know what they're voting for.
I work with a few atheist/agnostic republicans that are incredibly confused right now.
I'll never understand voting for the party who wants to eradicate you.
Log Cabin Republicans say "Hi."
On average? 35% of people believing lies makes us all "on average" as stupid as they are? By your own logic, you just be American