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brooklynite

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21. By "doing" you mean "advocating a meaningless symbolic vote to make liberals feel good"?

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:38 AM

Dec 2017

If Steyer wants to impeach Trump, he should spend the money he's wasting on getting Democrats elected so they hold the House and Senate.

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Why is Tom Steyer doing what Democratic lawmakers should be doing? [View all] Doodley Dec 2017 OP

Excellent and disturbing question. Golden Raisin Dec 2017 #1

And it was answered... DemocracyMouse Dec 2017 #30

Why do people think that Democratic politics means putting on tough talking TV shows? FSogol Dec 2017 #2

What do you mean by "tough talking TV show?" Doodley Dec 2017 #3

TV shows where people talk tough. emulatorloo Dec 2017 #7

"We should fix everything. That's what I would do!" FSogol Dec 2017 #9

It isn't about fixing everything. It is about ripping apart a bill that is going to be devastating Doodley Dec 2017 #23

Dem lawmakers are speaking out. They don't have big ad budgets like billionaire Steyer, and emulatorloo Dec 2017 #4

They don't need to speak out. They need to channel our anger out instead. Blue_Adept Dec 2017 #8

I hear frustration and anger from Dems as they speak out. emulatorloo Dec 2017 #11

How about Pelosi and Schumer TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #14

Yes, and they need to present ordinary people and talk about how they will be adversely Doodley Dec 2017 #20

They're still playing the same game. They're still playing at politics when much more is at stake. Blue_Adept Dec 2017 #16

Yes, passiveness is not a call to action or a vote winner. Doodley Dec 2017 #19

I'm glad too. Steyer was a major donor to Martin O'Malley's campaign. n/t FSogol Dec 2017 #10

Democrats can't find the money to run a campaign on the same scale as Tom Steyer? Doodley Dec 2017 #22

Steyer would probably love to awesomerwb1 Dec 2017 #31

Keeping their powder dry, TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #5

... emulatorloo Dec 2017 #6

Here's what I don't understand. HRC got over 65 millions votes underthematrix Dec 2017 #12

Most won't ever hear of it Blue_Adept Dec 2017 #18

No it's not meaningless. Twitler is a tv reality president. It will matter to him. It will phuck underthematrix Dec 2017 #25

It'll matter to him? He'll never even hear of it. Blue_Adept Dec 2017 #26

There's a tweet for that... PunkinPi Dec 2017 #28

Thanks for posting that. Yes, Trump takes note of all criticisms. Doodley Dec 2017 #33

You're welcome, that's one thing he is consistent on. nt PunkinPi Dec 2017 #34

Why haven't the Democrats flooded the news talk shows with surrogates speaking out against this tax world wide wally Dec 2017 #13

Wut? And alienate their (R) pals? TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #15

Exactly. Trump won because people believed (wrongly IMO) that he was passionate about Doodley Dec 2017 #17

By "doing" you mean "advocating a meaningless symbolic vote to make liberals feel good"? brooklynite Dec 2017 #21

This is about Steyer's attacks on the tax bill. Doodley Dec 2017 #24

And it would still be more useful for him Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2017 #27

Tell me the name of the website that appears in the ad brooklynite Dec 2017 #29

What website are you talking about? What is still his goal? Doodley Dec 2017 #32

Needtoimpeach.com brooklynite Dec 2017 #35