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leftstreet

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21. Change the subject

Reply to mcar (Reply #20)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 10:55 PM

Nov 2021

That's about the only way to do it

Drown out the deceptive culture war shit the GOPers always win on and campaign on issues large majorities of people support

MEDICARE FOR ALL vs BUT TEh CRITICAL RACE THEORIES !11

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More perspective on the white woman swing from D to R in VA [View all] mcar Nov 2021 OP

well this is disgusting MFM008 Nov 2021 #1

At least that awful CRT will be taken out of their kids' schools mcar Nov 2021 #4

Virginia rso Nov 2021 #5

As long as they can be racist about it. It's a strong motivator. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #8

Looks like they turned on Trump n/t leftstreet Nov 2021 #2

How do you figure? Youngkin is Trump in a fleece vest. (n/t) SMC22307 Nov 2021 #9

I meant they went with Biden over Trump POTUS leftstreet Nov 2021 #11

Right. They helped deliver Virginia to Biden. SMC22307 Nov 2021 #14

In before "not all white women!!!!" WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #3

No, just a certain percentage of them that handed the election to Trump in a fleece vest. SMC22307 Nov 2021 #10

Youngkin malletgirl02 Nov 2021 #33

🤔... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #35

You are right it was mostly working class white woman. NT cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #36

parents shouldnt decide whats taught in schools. mothers don't like hearing that nt msongs Nov 2021 #6

Yup that is it in a nutshell. Nt cinematicdiversions Nov 2021 #17

Ohhh. I wasn't paying that close attention so I didn't hear about that remark... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #24

Yes, "local control" is a BFD Deminpenn Nov 2021 #27

bull NoRethugFriends Nov 2021 #32

No, it is not Deminpenn Nov 2021 #39

Considering how many worse than shitty parents are out there SouthBayDem Nov 2021 #28

The phony school issue? elleng Nov 2021 #7

While it's a phony issue, it's also wrong to laugh at it without addressing it. Claustrum Nov 2021 #12

CERTAINLY wrong to laugh at it, elleng Nov 2021 #15

How should Mac have phrased it differently? SouthBayDem Nov 2021 #30

As always, Democrats are not only dealing with Republican lies mcar Nov 2021 #18

'Dealing with,' or NOT dealing with? elleng Nov 2021 #19

How do they deal with a media that is strongly slanted against them? mcar Nov 2021 #20

Change the subject leftstreet Nov 2021 #21

It wasn't a "misspeak". Instead of walking it back, he doubled down in subsequent days Klaralven Nov 2021 #29

They like their racism wrapped in an acceptable package Blaukraut Nov 2021 #13

Teaching about slavery or any violence in school, Mary in S. Carolina Nov 2021 #16

So when they get to me, I can shatter their world r�is�n_dubh Nov 2021 #41

Children and teenagers have Mary in S. Carolina Nov 2021 #43

America has a history of brutalizing Mary in S. Carolina Nov 2021 #44

I teach Latin American history... r�is�n_dubh Nov 2021 #45

"I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach." Sympthsical Nov 2021 #22

Exactly Mary in S. Carolina Nov 2021 #23

That was a pretty stupid thing to say. LisaL Nov 2021 #31

Terry was a terrible candidate. budkin Nov 2021 #25

This should be more widely understood. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #26

I bet a lot of women felt that way Sucha NastyWoman Nov 2021 #37

When I heard Chille Nov 2021 #42

Wow!! Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2021 #34

I don't know why people still underestimate bigotry ismnotwasm Nov 2021 #38

People assume just because someone voted for a democrat they can't have certain bigoted views JI7 Nov 2021 #40

This JoanofArgh Nov 2021 #46