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Fiendish Thingy

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27. Not suggesting apathy, just that your focus on elections is misguided

Reply to Elessar Zappa (Reply #24)

Sun Jun 6, 2021, 03:44 PM

Jun 2021

Your focus and efforts should be on the streets TODAY, not a ballot box 18 months from now.

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In 2023 we can make Joe Manchin and his apprentice Kyrsten Sinema irrelevant by [View all] notpolltested Jun 2021 OP

Yes, Elessar Zappa Jun 2021 #1

Look, I agree... TDale313 Jun 2021 #2

Got to fight fire with fire, which means investing in the candidates most up to the job early notpolltested Jun 2021 #3

democrats have a great opportunity and have to get offensive. in those 4 states certainot Jun 2021 #40

NC & OH are passing Jim Crow 2.0 laws that will likely prevent Dems winning, and may lose 2 more. Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #4

We got to do both. GA and AZ are trending blue states with NC lagging behind notpolltested Jun 2021 #5

You are relying on traditional comfort zone paradigms that will no longer apply Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #21

Warnock's seat is far from toast. bearsfootball516 Jun 2021 #16

Have you been paying attention? GA legislature gave themselves the power to overturn elections Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #18

Only if it's close. Let's make sure it isn't. nt notpolltested Jun 2021 #19

They have the power to overturn regardless of the margin. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #23

I'll still be working to elect Dems, regardless. Elessar Zappa Jun 2021 #24

Not suggesting apathy, just that your focus on elections is misguided Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #27

So once we're in the streets, what do we do? cayugafalls Jun 2021 #35

Make life miserable for Manchin and Sinema, shut down the gears of the machine Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #43

Oh, please. paleotn Jun 2021 #32

They can overturn any blue county they want, without the SOS's input. ecstatic Jun 2021 #37

Potentially, yes. But then again... paleotn Jun 2021 #39

You obviously haven't read the GA law Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #45

Yes, I've read it. paleotn Jun 2021 #46

democrats continue the biggest political mistake in history certainot Jun 2021 #41

By then the GOP will likely have the House: gerrymandering and voter suppression leading the way andym Jun 2021 #6

I'm talking about campaigning our asses off in 2022, with the most tactical operation notpolltested Jun 2021 #7

Bingo! +10,000 paleotn Jun 2021 #34

It would still be beneficial Elessar Zappa Jun 2021 #15

Good point about the judges and with the filubseter gone for judges it would matter a lot andym Jun 2021 #25

So your solutions is.....what? paleotn Jun 2021 #33

My solution? Mount a very large social media based publicity campaign about how the right to vote andym Jun 2021 #42

Bingo! That's what I'm talking about. paleotn Jun 2021 #44

That is exactly where we need to focus JohnSJ Jun 2021 #8

Now, you'll also be working to re-elect Maggie Hassan (NH) and Mark Kelly (AZ)... brooklynite Jun 2021 #9

At least Mark Kelly isn't actively trying notpolltested Jun 2021 #12

Are they on record? Elessar Zappa Jun 2021 #14

If it came to a floor vote, they would vote to end or at least modify the filibuster. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #22

I expected Manchin to be quite conservative pandr32 Jun 2021 #10

I agree 'something doesn't smell right.' elleng Jun 2021 #28

I'd take a look at his Donor base first. Tommymac Jun 2021 #30

He may have a surprising donor pandr32 Jun 2021 #47

I refer to it as "The Koch Brothers Political Machine." njhoneybadger Jun 2021 #36

We need several carbon copies of Stacey Abrams to organize. Sneederbunk Jun 2021 #11

Beto and Powered by People are on it in Texas notpolltested Jun 2021 #13

Without Manchin and Sinema helping NOW, however... Silent3 Jun 2021 #17

And Val Demings in FL mcar Jun 2021 #20

PLEASE! elleng Jun 2021 #26

I hope this happens Meowmee Jun 2021 #29

I was wondering how long it would take for someone Butterflylady Jun 2021 #31

Don't forget Wisconsin Poiuyt Jun 2021 #38

...and by making DC a state. roamer65 Jun 2021 #48

Not going to happen in the next 2 years unfortunately nt notpolltested Jun 2021 #49