Judge a man by his actions. A good tree bears good fruit, a bad tree bears bad fruit. The republicans have been losing ground, battle after battle, since long before Nixon. Our side hasn't really even been fighting! How many times, in all these years, have the republicans held the house, senate, and the presidency, and yet we still lost ground. The only conclusion one can make is that they are in bed with the dems. Just look at the republican response to voter fraud. That tells you everything you need to know.