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Extortion: (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2025 OP
What a sick corn husk of a man! Hope22 Oct 2025 #1
I see it differently no_hypocrisy Oct 2025 #2
Nope BeerBarrelPolka Oct 2025 #3
We're sort of agreeing. no_hypocrisy Oct 2025 #4
Low-income voters are notoriously unlikely to turnout--especially for off-year elections. This is actually... Ol Janx Spirit Oct 2025 #6
A friend of mine loses SNAP on Nov. 1 and she'll starve. She watches CNN and blames the Democrats. erronis Oct 2025 #8
The shutdown will last forever. EPSTEIN. usonian Oct 2025 #5
Spot on! mdbl Oct 2025 #7
Not Fooling Anyone Mr.Bee Oct 2025 #9

Hope22

(4,744 posts)
1. What a sick corn husk of a man!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:24 AM
Oct 2025

Selfish, self righteous soul who will be surprised when his hate comes back at him one hundred fold. It will be of his own doing. The wait is so painful!

no_hypocrisy

(54,899 posts)
2. I see it differently
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:43 AM
Oct 2025

After a week-end and a Monday without SNAP, there’s Election Day.

Pissed and hungry people will remember Republicans and will vote against them.

BeerBarrelPolka

(2,173 posts)
3. Nope
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:46 AM
Oct 2025

MAGAts and the majority of Republicans blame the Democrats for this shutdown. Our only hope is that Dems and INDs turnout and vote properly.

Ol Janx Spirit

(1,012 posts)
6. Low-income voters are notoriously unlikely to turnout--especially for off-year elections. This is actually...
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:44 AM
Oct 2025

...part of the problem that Democrats routinely face: many of the people they seek to help with their policies are--for a variety of reasons--unlikely to vote on their behalf.

Hopefully there will be enough pissed people, but the hungry ones will likely sit it out...again.

erronis

(23,869 posts)
8. A friend of mine loses SNAP on Nov. 1 and she'll starve. She watches CNN and blames the Democrats.
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:49 AM
Oct 2025

The propaganda arm of the (R)ussian party is working very well.

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