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Yavin4

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2. The Democratic party needs to stop fetishizing Republican converts.

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 04:54 PM

Oct 2022

A few converts is not nearly enough to stem the tide pulling us towards American Fascism and Authoritarianism. Instead, we need to focus on reaching out to the non-voters and building up our party's base.

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Far-right writer: "I will vote for Democrats straight down the line" [View all] FelineOverlord Oct 2022 OP

Yes, a mercy killing. elleng Oct 2022 #1

The Democratic party needs to stop fetishizing Republican converts. Yavin4 Oct 2022 #2

We need all the votes we can get. I celebrate every vote. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #5

Yup, and President Biden won several states that didn't go Dem in 2016. DickKessler Oct 2022 #8

Of course. Enemies of democracy worked for decades to divide us, Hortensis Oct 2022 #12

Hear, hear! Abigail_Adams Oct 2022 #52

What's to stop us from doing both? Sogo Oct 2022 #6

Exactly. paleotn Oct 2022 #14

Clarity of message. Political focus. Yavin4 Oct 2022 #18

FFS iemanja Oct 2022 #7

It is fetishization. Yavin4 Oct 2022 #19

Any vote is a victory iemanja Oct 2022 #28

We have very limited time and resources Yavin4 Oct 2022 #30

What ARE you talking about? ShazzieB Oct 2022 #42

"This dude seems to have converted himself." Exactly. betsuni Oct 2022 #44

I think there is distinction here to be made. DFW Oct 2022 #47

+1 betsuni Oct 2022 #49

Fetishism. Shall we examine? TigressDem Oct 2022 #67

Chew gum. Walk. We can do both. paleotn Oct 2022 #15

Who exactly in the Democratic Party is "fetishizing"? betsuni Oct 2022 #51

You don't get it. WE HAVE ONE CHANCE TO TURN THE TIDE. ONE. TigressDem Oct 2022 #55

Democrats work for the good of all Americans... brush Oct 2022 #3

Wouldn't it be great if BOTH parties worked for the good of all Americans? TigressDem Oct 2022 #56

+1000 wnylib Oct 2022 #63

We may finally, slowly be seeing a working majority re-forming. Hortensis Oct 2022 #4

No. It'll take DECADES. WarGamer Oct 2022 #21

I don't know that it'll take decades for two right-wing parties to coalesce. Jedi Guy Oct 2022 #29

There are no TWO right wing parties. WarGamer Oct 2022 #40

Sure, there aren't two right-wing parties right now. Jedi Guy Oct 2022 #50

The "next" GOP'er will be Trump v2.0 with better PR and management. WarGamer Oct 2022 #64

No it won't, because the Koch Brothers won't live that long FakeNoose Oct 2022 #37

I like the way you think! ShazzieB Oct 2022 #43

The institutions funded by libertarian and fascist billionaires will last beyond Koch's death. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #46

IN many ways, we are still fighting the hidden roots of the KKK expanded into these groups. TigressDem Oct 2022 #57

Spot on Cosmocat Oct 2022 #38

Well, remember, back in the 1920s-40s much the same thing happened Hortensis Oct 2022 #45

OOOOH did a research and found NEW INFO - AMERICA FIRST goes back to 1880's TigressDem Oct 2022 #58

:) Yes. "America first" never has been managed to be civilized Hortensis Oct 2022 #60

The only positive I could imagine is like the Airline phrase, put your own air mask on first, then TigressDem Oct 2022 #65

Yes, and nations are supposed to take care of themselves first. Hortensis Oct 2022 #66

all i can say is barbtries Oct 2022 #9

Astonishing. A conservative Republican speaking truth to power. Go Democrats! Demnation Oct 2022 #10

I'll take any vote for Crist and Val Demings that I can get In It to Win It Oct 2022 #11

Exactly! Cha Oct 2022 #25

That's an important thing some Republicans need to hear. tanyev Oct 2022 #13

It's when they hear it from other republicans that it matters DFW Oct 2022 #48

Ha! A political mercy killing! ananda Oct 2022 #16

To the GOP, you are either a traumatized convert or an outsider to be treated with malice. ffr Oct 2022 #17

In other words... a Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, McCain supporter. WarGamer Oct 2022 #20

So what? Every vote for Dems and any word about it helps us. nt Samrob Oct 2022 #24

And remember it's my fiend across the aisle, not friend. GreenWave Oct 2022 #22

WOW.. Bring On the "Mercy Killing"!! Cha Oct 2022 #23

He was quoting a different author SouthBayDem Oct 2022 #35

Oh dear.. TY for the Correction!! Cha Oct 2022 #36

Such a rare grace for someone to say, "TY for the Correction!" Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2022 #39

Wow.. Good to see you, too.. Cha Oct 2022 #41

FelineOverlord..... Upthevibe Oct 2022 #26

Finally, someone who understands that in order to save the Republican Party... JHB Oct 2022 #27

Correct, today's Democrats are closer to Eisenhower's party of the 1950's FakeNoose Oct 2022 #59

Dem message: charity and goodwill, malice toward none, better the lives of all Americans betsuni Oct 2022 #31

I welcome his vote, but more important is to get our side out in massive Hassler Oct 2022 #32

we've had a tyranny of the minority for WAY TOO LONG. pansypoo53219 Oct 2022 #33

" Permanent minority rule " sure does sound a lot like majority enslavement to me Heather MC Oct 2022 #34

curious... when or what exactly brought on the ah hah -revelation moment? msfiddlestix Oct 2022 #53

Is it not truth if a rube doesn't believe it? czarjak Oct 2022 #54

now if we could just get some elected Republicans to follow suit RussBLib Oct 2022 #61

Tooooooooo Dios Mio Oct 2022 #62