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title: "4 Understand Republicans Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I don't understand what Republicans have to gain from appearing like we're mean to gay people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-gaetz/i-don-t-understand-what-republicans-have-to-gain-from-appearing-like/)

[Matt Gaetz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-gaetz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/matt-gaetz-6782_democracy_i-don-t-understand-what-republicans-have_1404326.jpg)

> [To understand how Republicans lost the African American vote, we must first understand how we won the African American vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/to-understand-how-republicans-lost-the-african-american-vote-we-must/)

[Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/)

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> [You have to understand that Republicans are on lockstep on one issue. They will not raise taxes. Democrats are in lockstep on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/you-have-to-understand-that-republicans-are-on-lockstep-on-one-issue/)

[Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/mark-shields-1572_abortion_you-have-to-understand-that-republicans_2278948.png)

> [As we go from Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to Mitt Romney, I now understand why the Republicans don't believe in evolution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-borowitz/as-we-go-from-abraham-lincoln-to-theodore-roosevelt-to-mitt-romney-i/)

[Andy Borowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-borowitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/andy-borowitz-10917_abraham_as-we-go-from-abraham-lincoln-to-theodor_2319129.png)

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