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20. other than their attacking the rumpian RW, they offer nothing that we need policy-wise

Fri Feb 12, 2021, 02:38 PM

Feb 2021

The Democratic party is not going to lurch further to the right policy-wise and become some barely centre left to centrist on over to borderline solid mid-right blob, that is electorally suicidal and would be disastrous for the nation as a whole. And those characterisations (label-wise) are all on the 'very artificially skewed to the right' American scale to begin with. What passes for centrist and centre right in the US would be solidly fairly hard to very hard RW in most all other advanced Western nations.

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Don't be surprised if The Lincoln Project is suspended from twitter. [View all] MelissaB Feb 2021 OP

My understanding is that after George Conway posted (re: poss illegality) it was immediately deleted hlthe2b Feb 2021 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Feb 2021 #2

I support TLP, I hope I'm not witnessing an attempt to demonize and take down the project msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #3

Wait... SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #4

No, they posted a DM they weren't supposed to have access to. MelissaB Feb 2021 #5

Ah I see. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #7

Good, maybe we can go back to discussing Democrats and not these Johnny come lately liskddksil Feb 2021 #6

Not counting Biden, we won the presidential election twice in 40 years...I feel we need new ideas as Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #15

other than their attacking the rumpian RW, they offer nothing that we need policy-wise Celerity Feb 2021 #20

Don't get your hopes up BannonsLiver Feb 2021 #8

Why would I? MelissaB Feb 2021 #9

And you'd think long-term covering for a guy sexually stalking underaged boys was their worst thing Sympthsical Feb 2021 #10

What one guy did has nothing to do with...this group which has helped Democrats greatly... Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #11

Is it "one guy" when they all clearly knew and did nothing? Sympthsical Feb 2021 #13

First of all we don't know who 'knew'. Secondly, I am damned glad this did not come out before the Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #16

"they all clearly knew" ? My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #18

It's all coming out now. Schmidt is resigning. Sympthsical Feb 2021 #21

' it was known for ages' My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #23

It's gotten blacked out for ages Sympthsical Feb 2021 #25

That's fine. My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #28

You think we should give Republican's a break do you? Trump has been accused of raping several Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #12

You should self-delete this. It's vile Sympthsical Feb 2021 #14

Really I find parts of your post vile...but you have a right to say your piece. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #17

My politics cease when it comes to sexual predation and those who enable it Sympthsical Feb 2021 #22

wow, how surprising, white make gop-ers trying to run over a woman, plops down on fainting couch irisblue Feb 2021 #19

Steve Schmidt was behind the release of Jennifer Horn's hacked DMs. That's why octoberlib Feb 2021 #24

That really sucks dustyscamp Feb 2021 #27

I guess Roger Stone is busy. Corgigal Feb 2021 #26