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Remember after the 2008 election and all the chatter about how with the demographic shifts and all that the Republican Party was probably dead. Think again!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I tend to be clear left of center and so last night was not good news for me. The congressman from my hometown area, Jim Oberstar, got beaten after about a thousand years in the House of Reps. Both Minnesota congressional chambers went Republican. And then all the national news. Dang\u2026.<\/span><\/span>
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The above cartoon features Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi looking at John Boehner.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Remember after the 2008 election and all the chatter about how with the demographic shifts and all that the Republican Party was probably dead. Think again! I tend to be clear left of center and so last night was not good news for me. The congressman from my hometown area, Jim Oberstar, got beaten after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":182,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nRebirth and the GOP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Remember after the 2008 election and all the chatter about how with the demographic shifts and all that the Republican Party was probably dead. 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