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In reply to the discussion: Amy McGrath (KY) ad falling flat with progressives [View all]11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)34. Pragmatic has never played well at DU.
As long as Donald fucking Trump slinks out of the White House in January of 2021, I'll adapt.
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Huh, the candidate who got into the race because she was mad that McConnell wasn't working
WhiskeyGrinder
Feb 2020
#5
The progressives need to think more strategically. Even if she's half a Republican,
Vinca
Feb 2020
#7
There aren't a ton of progressives in KY, better for her to court moderates
Happyhippychick
Feb 2020
#9
Also could white liberal dudes please just acknowledge that some elections aren't about them?
Recursion
Feb 2020
#13
Or at least acknowledge that Kentucky and Vermont aren't the same politically.
TwilightZone
Feb 2020
#28
what works worth coastal elite type progressives don't work in most other states,
beachbumbob
Feb 2020
#23
Maybe she is telling the truth instead of pandering. Maybe she honestly thinks Obamacare is best.
Midnight Writer
Feb 2020
#29