The Incredible Shrinking Republican Party


	The Incredible Shrinking Republican Party

Anomaly100

4-28-2009 5:13 PM

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republican party, shrinking republican party

Anomaly100 says:

In that same poll, 35 percent self-identified as Democrats and 38 percent called them Independents.

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4-28-2009 6:21 PM

chestnut501

Poor George, like it really matters....

4-29-2009 4:02 PM

Anomaly100

LOL!! You have a point!!

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