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elocs

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7. The window is actually less than 2 years for Trump and the magas to work their evil & consolidate their power.
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 11:30 AM
Feb 2025

It must be accomplished within 2 years before the '26 elections because there is no way they want there to be any national elections that will impact their control of the U.S. I think it is naive to believe that we will just be able by voting to begin to neutralize their power that they've worked years to attain.
Think of Roe v Wade. Once that was decided, those of us on the Left were convinced that a woman's right to an abortion was a done deal and we all but went to sleep about it. But those opposed to Roe fought for nearly 50 years to overturn it and here we are today.
And when Trump came on the scene to run for president in '16, we treated him like a joke. In states like here in Wisconsin, that many Democrats were so sure that Hillary would win they felt like that freed them up to vote for a third party candidate like Jill Stein of the Green Party to show their support of environmental causes. Well, Trump won Wisconsin and Stein received more votes here than Trump's margin of victory.

In my over 50 years of voting I always vote for the Democratic candidate. Always. It just simplifies things.
Imagine an alternate universe where Hillary won the 2016 election and our Supreme Court is solidly Liberal.
But it's like Will Rogers said: "I don't belong to any organized political party. I am a Democrat." I wonder how we have lasted as long as we have.

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Thank you!!! Think. Again. Feb 2025 #1
Thank you for posting... more and more people are starting to realize what a treasure AOC is... InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2025 #4
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thanks for the link! stillcool Feb 2025 #3
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OK - So who are these vulnerable GOP reps and what are there phone #s? tinrobot Feb 2025 #6
Special elections are coming for seats vacated by promotion of Repubs to Trump posts jmbar2 Feb 2025 #14
The window is actually less than 2 years for Trump and the magas to work their evil & consolidate their power. elocs Feb 2025 #7
Youtube link instead of x (in 3 parts) Nictuku Feb 2025 #8
Thanx! progressoid Feb 2025 #13
Excellent - thank you! jmbar2 Feb 2025 #15
Love AOC orangecrush Feb 2025 #9
Here are some links blogslug Feb 2025 #10
Thank you! jmbar2 Feb 2025 #16
We need more democrats like AOC SocialDemocrat61 Feb 2025 #11
Not all elected Democrats come from solidly dark blue districts as she represents. Oopsie Daisy Feb 2025 #17
I have no problem SocialDemocrat61 Feb 2025 #21
Thank you nt duhneece Feb 2025 #12
Several (many) years ago, I heard a politician excuse inaction by saying there was no public outcry. Trust_Reality Feb 2025 #18
Thanks but can someone post a complete transcript? n/t S/V Loner Feb 2025 #19
Thanks! people Feb 2025 #20
Federal employees also need a "know your rights" card. jeffreyi Feb 2025 #22
AOC represents us Comrade Citizen Feb 2025 #23
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