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In reply to the discussion: fuck these repukes speaking at a [View all]agingdem
(7,849 posts)28. So we don't invite them and we stay "pure" is that it?
this convention comes down to this...winning this election with the quasi-turncoats or losing this election and four more years of an assault on our democracy but, hey, we still have our principles to keep us warm crap....I'll take the turncoats and their 10 minutes on stage hating on trump more than they hate Dems hot air if it means winning this thing...
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Much more important to maintain ideological purity than to build a winning coalition?
brooklynite
Aug 2020
#39
Nobody thinks Kasich is a great guy but this was smart political strategy.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2020
#25
Nope! Country over party. The few who take that to heart Should be welcome. And above all,
emmaverybo
Aug 2020
#21
I think some would be more than comfortable sliding our party 10, 15% further to right
Celerity
Aug 2020
#38
and the part where they seem unaware the Greed Over People party has SUCKED FOR DECADES?
Skittles
Aug 2020
#42
I voted for Bush in 2000. Does that mean I shouldn't have joined here in 2004?
Roland99
Aug 2020
#31
Well I think if you look at some of the names and rewind the tape about 6-7 months
BannonsLiver
Aug 2020
#56