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15. just fine with you that he's seeking a centrist?

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #12)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 05:27 PM

Jun 2018

...it's not with me.

The best way to influence these timid 'centrist' Democrats is to primary them. I want Blumenthal to know how important to it is to me that Democrats fight hard to delay this nomination, by hook or crook, and advocate for progressive jurors, not faint echoes of the conservative majority.

I assume you think it's just fine to 'attack' me here for this.

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Oh FFS! elleng Jun 2018 #1

Indeed, the lesson Democrats should take from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is: Salviati Jun 2018 #2

You won't win and the GOP will use it to stop the blue wave. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #10

She had votes and honestly...I don't even care about her being nominated anymore than if Crowley was Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #11

Fight even if you know you'll lose a battle. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #23

Also, it helps to pay attention to your own Primary and not assume you have an easy win... brooklynite Jun 2018 #24

welcome to the dems good german club. nt msongs Jun 2018 #3

with more chapters than you think dembotoz Jun 2018 #6

"pick your battles" has become a self defeating strategy...in war, every battle counts. every one. CincyDem Jun 2018 #4

Since the filibuster is gone for nominations Jose Garcia Jun 2018 #5

first they need the will to delay or stop the nomination bigtree Jun 2018 #7

We don't need will. We need votes which we don't have. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #9

politics isn't a static enterprise bigtree Jun 2018 #16

Fine but don't blame Democrats...you asking what is most likely impossible. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #18

whatever you're telling me to do bigtree Jun 2018 #19

Blumenthal is now calling for a delay on SCOTUS vote until after the election emulatorloo Jun 2018 #27

They could attempt a "hold" BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #14

Post removed Post removed Jun 2018 #22

"Holding off" was a bullshit made-up obstructive move on his part. nt BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #25

Seriously. You believe Democrats are as bad as Republicans?????????? marble falls Jun 2018 #29

Senators can refuse to answer their roll-call. appal_jack Jun 2018 #28

On a day that Gay rights is endangered as is Roe V Wade, I think that is the same argument that Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #8

We should be concentrating on Trumpism, rather than attacking Dems struggle4progress Jun 2018 #12

+1000 Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #13

just fine with you that he's seeking a centrist? bigtree Jun 2018 #15

"Centrist" has no fixed meaning: the political task in liberal democracy struggle4progress Jun 2018 #17

you must know that the political 'center' is a rhetorical invention bigtree Jun 2018 #20

We want winning coalitions. Such coalitions define "the center" -- it is not fixed struggle4progress Jun 2018 #21

you're calling a comment on a political discussion board, 'splintering?' bigtree Jun 2018 #31

Blumenthal is neither timid nor a centrist. femmedem Jun 2018 #30

I'm responding to HIS words bigtree Jun 2018 #33

Blumenthal has backtracked. Now calls for delay on SCOTUS until after the 2018 election emulatorloo Jun 2018 #26

ha! bigtree Jun 2018 #32