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betsuni

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19. "more interested in the national profile that you're creating for yourself" Not voting for infrastructure bill
Tue Feb 6, 2024, 02:32 AM
Feb 2024

wouldn't sit well with constituents, I'd think. I have a feeling the majority are regular people and not revolutionaries demanding their reps pass all-or-nothing Justice Democrats/Democratic Socialists of America purity tests.

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Great news! Not familiar with the Bowman challenger, but I think Wesley Bell has a real chance of knocking off Bush! tritsofme Feb 2024 #1
Rec TY I really like George Latimer, too.. Cha Feb 2024 #8
"more interested in the national profile that you're creating for yourself" Not voting for infrastructure bill betsuni Feb 2024 #19
I Hope So. It's about time NY District 16 Cha Feb 2024 #26
Best to be free to support the Democratic Party and vote with Biden without worrying about getting betsuni Feb 2024 #31
So True, betsuni... this has been Cha Feb 2024 #38
This candidate looks like a good guy to contribute to LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2024 #37
Oh Yes he Does!! Cha Feb 2024 #39
Latimer is an environmentalist with solid legislative accomplishments. lapucelle Feb 2024 #44
George Latimer is such a Solid Dem who Cha Feb 2024 #53
Maybe they could align themselvs with the goals Democratic party a little more than their own wishes. bottomofthehill Feb 2024 #2
"Centrist" is one of those misused words that doesn't mean anything, it's the new "establishment." betsuni Feb 2024 #23
No, no, don't you understand?! It's "the establishment" being all mean and stuff. yardwork Feb 2024 #65
What specific goals diverge from the party? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #67
Defunding the Police bottomofthehill Feb 2024 #78
Weird list Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #79
Beware false-dichotomy in your post Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2024 #84
I'm fully aware of what a false dichotomy is. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #88
215 Democrats voted for President Biden's infrastructure bill. 6 Democrats voted against it, lapucelle Feb 2024 #86
Sure they voted against it, but you do know Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #87
They voted against the infrastructure bill "for specific reasons with constituency"? What does that even mean? lapucelle Feb 2024 #89
You should include her whole tweet. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #90
So now "they had the Clyburn's approval" has magically morphed into "they didn't blindside Clyburn". lapucelle Feb 2024 #92
I adore you lapucelle. You always bring receipts!!!! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #94
Facts are our friends. lapucelle Feb 2024 #96
Thank you. betsuni Feb 2024 #91
Sounds good to me NT Chuuku Davis Feb 2024 #3
GOTV Missouri Dems For Wesley Bell! Cha Feb 2024 #4
I hope they can hold on. ificandream Feb 2024 #5
agree.... bahboo Feb 2024 #6
The only one that I really like is AOC Polybius Feb 2024 #48
Please! Please! Please! Let it be so! So sick of hearing about "the squad", I could vomit. Here's hoping their.... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #7
Aloha, Tarheel.. Cha Feb 2024 #9
Hey Cha! Thanks for that tidbit. I didn't know anything about Bowman's opponent, but I figured that any... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #10
I've read about how many were trying Cha Feb 2024 #11
He sounds like exactly what is needed at this crucial time, and I'm not talking just about Israel. Pres. Biden can.... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #12
Exactly.. ALL HANDS ON DECK!! 💙🌊🇺🇸🕯️🕊️ Cha Feb 2024 #14
Looks like AIPAC is spending $100 million to crush progressives womanofthehills Feb 2024 #13
GOTV For Wesley Bell in Missouri and Cha Feb 2024 #15
Are you concerned that the largest donors to Latimer are Trump-GOP mega-donors? nt PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #18
Link? Because he just isn't friends with those guys from what I've seen. Scrivener7 Feb 2024 #49
That's the beauty of the conspiracy theory that Democrats are corrupted by money without any evidence betsuni Feb 2024 #58
Do you have a link? N/T lapucelle Feb 2024 #50
I googled. It's true. Scrivener7 Feb 2024 #61
Do you have a link? N/T lapucelle Feb 2024 #68
Almost half his war chest. Scrivener7 Feb 2024 #74
The claim was that "the largest donors to Latimer are Trump-GOP mega-donors [sic]". lapucelle Feb 2024 #75
Who are the "Trump-GOP mega-donors [sic]" donating to Democratic County Executive Latimer? lapucelle Feb 2024 #76
Well, you didn't answer so I went looking. And you are right. Scrivener7 Feb 2024 #60
Thank you. Had no desire to be beat up in thread. PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #66
Do you have a link? lapucelle Feb 2024 #69
AIPAC harms the Democratic Party in total. PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #16
Wish they could spend more! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #17
Is it a good idea for a foreign country to provide funding to USA members of Congress in order PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #20
I could care less. How's that? Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #22
We're supposed to be outrage-scared that money spent on campaigns has supernatural corrupting powers betsuni Feb 2024 #24
Give me a hardworking Democrat who keeps his/her head down, and gets the job done w/o having to be.... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #27
Al Franken describes the actual job in his book: betsuni Feb 2024 #33
Your choice. nt PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #25
As if I needed your permission. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #28
AIPAC isn't run by a "foreign country" this is a vicious lie, to begin with. tritsofme Feb 2024 #30
I've been smacked over the head with the AIPAC bogeyman before. Doesn't bother me in the least. Also, glad to... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #93
What foreign country? AIPAC is led by American Jews who support Israel, are you accusing them of "dual loyalty" tritsofme Feb 2024 #29
What foreign countery provides funding to members of Congress? lapucelle Feb 2024 #45
You seem to be unfamiliar with AIPAC. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #51
Everything's a shadowy nefarious conspiracy! Everybody panic! Mommy, AIPAC is hiding under my bed! betsuni Feb 2024 #55
On the contrary, some folks know quite a bit, but choose to lie anyways. tritsofme Feb 2024 #71
... lapucelle Feb 2024 #41
Wow, that's quite a grassroots gap! betsuni Feb 2024 #59
I'm not sure why Jamaal Bowman is so frequently labeled a progressive. lapucelle Feb 2024 #42
AIPAC is a right-wing organization that supports extremist Republican election-denier candidates redqueen Feb 2024 #21
Not 37, they supported 109 treasonous sitting RW Rethug election denialists. Celerity Feb 2024 #32
Thank you SocialDemocrat61 Feb 2024 #34
In Ryan Grim's new book "The Squad' womanofthehills Feb 2024 #35
Grim has claimed many things... lapucelle Feb 2024 #43
"Grim" TY for Shining the Light on Grim. Cha Feb 2024 #54
I thought the name sounded familiar. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #57
Whoa - thanks Celerity. redqueen Feb 2024 #36
It's a single issue PAC Zeitghost Feb 2024 #81
+1 betsuni Feb 2024 #85
And it turns out they gave him $600k. Which is a lot. Scrivener7 Feb 2024 #62
Best of Good Luck to Wesley Bell & Geroge Latimer!! Cha Feb 2024 #40
please.read post 32 FoxNewsSucks Feb 2024 #52
It seems lately that folks are very, very busy pushing the same talking point. lapucelle Feb 2024 #80
How rude to interrupt the anti-Semitic conniption some folks were enjoying with stubborn facts! tritsofme Feb 2024 #82
Caveat lector, Indeed! That's a good addition to my vocab! Cha Feb 2024 #83
Post removed Post removed Feb 2024 #46
Great news about the challenge to Bush Polybius Feb 2024 #47
44. Latimer is an environmentalist with solid legislative accomplishments. Cha Feb 2024 #56
Already addressed. justaprogressive Feb 2024 #63
President Biden has received more than $4M in donations from pro-Israel PACs over his career. tritsofme Feb 2024 #70
Good on George Latimer.. I HOPE HE WINS!! Cha Feb 2024 #73
"....the establishment-aligned faction of the party..." - ??? yardwork Feb 2024 #64
This has a lot more vitriol sarisataka Feb 2024 #72
"Left wing" sounds like an unnecessary pejorative. LakeArenal Feb 2024 #77
I have no problem with "left wing" brooklynite Feb 2024 #95
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