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Demsrule86

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13. Well we had a bigger majority in the House and they blamed those on the left fairly or unfairly...
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 11:36 AM
Feb 2022

for their loss in 20. We have to consider what is needed to win elections. if we had a bigger majority... those two centrists wouldn't matter. And one has to wonder what the hell is going on when we see some on the left primarying sitting Democrats. We need to elect more Democrats. And Justice Democrats want to take over the party and don't care if they lose...the bottom line is we need more Democrats...no agenda will ever get through without the numbers.

And consider our agenda may not be the moderate's agenda...we may have to compromise...for example, I don't think we get paid family leave anytime soon...but we can get some of our agenda through if we have a good majority. We need Senators from moderate to red states and they won't vote like the squad IMHO. So a compromise must be reached no matter what. The most important thing however is to win the midterms.

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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
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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
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