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edhopper

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9. I don't agree with you last sentence

Reply to Beastly Boy (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 11:11 AM

Feb 2022

But would rather not rehash the 2016 election.

I don't get why the Democrats should run on a "We are all not leftist" platform, while Republicans never need to deal with their supremacist, fascist wing.

And "those two" are turning over the Senate to McConnell this year. If they did not block everything, that would not happen.

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The Media loves to say those crazy leftist Dems hurt the Party's chances [View all] edhopper Feb 2022 OP

What they really mean to say is "those crazy leftist Dems" will hurt corporate ownership. sop Feb 2022 #1

Absolutely, Sir The Magistrate Feb 2022 #2

Without "defund the police" we might have enough senators that we don't need Manchin & Sinema YorkRd Feb 2022 #3

What Dem edhopper Feb 2022 #6

Thankfully, few of the radicals who advanced the slogan ran for Congress Beastly Boy Feb 2022 #10

How about North Carolina? Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #14

No. Infidelity tanked NC race for Senate unc70 Feb 2022 #17

Elections aren't really lost over 1 issue but "defund the police " is deadly meme for GOP everywhere YorkRd Feb 2022 #18

I'd like to comment candidly on this, but Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2022 #4

Tell me the 2016 election never happened. Beastly Boy Feb 2022 #5

My point is edhopper Feb 2022 #7

I thought your point was that the media is wrong to suggest that Beastly Boy Feb 2022 #8

I don't agree with you last sentence edhopper Feb 2022 #9

I will never forget 2016. And I will "rehash" it every chance I get. Beastly Boy Feb 2022 #12

Okay let's rehash edhopper Feb 2022 #20

Surely you are not serious! Beastly Boy Feb 2022 #21

First edhopper Feb 2022 #23

Third, Beastly Boy Feb 2022 #25

Well said Beastly Boy. comradebillyboy Feb 2022 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author CentralMass Feb 2022 #15

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Well we had a bigger majority in the House and they blamed those on the left fairly or unfairly... Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #13

The Sguad edhopper Feb 2022 #24

And yet, those ideas don't seem to sweep elections. Why? Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #19

The ugly truth is that politician's have to balance the wishes of their constituents jalan48 Feb 2022 #22