Rep Steve King R-Iowa posts meme about new civil war.
Why is he  still there?
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I have lived in Iowa all my life and I know exactly why he is still in congress. His gerrymandered district, which is mostly western Iowa, is the reason this state is nicknamed North Mississippi among liberals. These people in Western Iowa are all white, religious conservatives who have never had any personal relationships with anyone different from themselves. King, like Trump, reflects the bigotry of his supporters. But there are Repubs in other parts of the state who are getting tired of King's outrageous behavior that embarrasses the rest of the party in Iowa. There is a lot of talk here in Iowa among Repubs that they would like to see him primaried and beaten there.
 TomMcGiverin
                                                
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                                                    TomMcGiverin
                                                
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                                        He's still there because there's part of the base that loves that nonsense! So they can keep the kkk and neo-nazis in the US happy and blame a Lacky for it
 Channeler1
                                                
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                                        Not to worry, WE could trick the truly dumb drump-lovers into shooting each other. Done, and done.
 AnneWimsey
                                                
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                                        If these people wind up losing the next presidential election, I wouldn’t put it past them to attempt a coupe d’tat.
 webbew1
                                                
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                                                    webbew1
                                                
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                                        He's there because his constituents want him there.
He's been stripped of his committee assignments and censured, but that's about as effective as issuing Roger Stone a gag order. He gets off on negative attention.
When (and if) his constituents are tired of being represented by this empty asshole, they will boot him. In the meantime, Sioux City, Iowa is definitely not a place I'd consider moving to.
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                                                    mordant
                                                
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                                        What people joke about can often reveal what their real thoughts are, this is not an isolated thing, there are others who are doing it.
 THHA
                                                
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                                                    THHA
                                                
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                                        Economics is the way to go. More red states depend on federal dollars.
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