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Hortensis

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4. We may finally, slowly be seeing a working majority re-forming.

Fri Oct 14, 2022, 05:30 PM

Oct 2022

A people divided have been unable to stop the depraved extremists who've taken over the Republican Party.

When the mainstream left and right can unite against common threats, as we once could, we will stand again. It's the only way we can save our democracy.

Btw, with years of intense demonization, it was so nice to read this admission from a conservative: "The Democratic Party may not always get policies right, but it works to better the lives of all Americans" Yes, we do.

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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