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RandomNumbers

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11. So what?

Reply to Blue Full Moon (Reply #8)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 05:17 PM

Aug 2025

Let's say you have a choice between the party of Trump and the party of ... people who take campaign donations from AIPAC.

Are you SERIOUSLY going to say you'd sit that out, or vote against so-called "paid by AIPAC"???

The problem is that money buys elections in this country.

You may think your fave isn't bought and paid for. But even if that is true today, it will not stay that way, or they will not stay in office if they even get there once in the first place.

What the fuck is it with using AIPAC as a litmus test anyway, when the alternative is fucking Trump???

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Mamdani [View all] angrychair Aug 2025 OP

Yes. It's very irritating. It says a lot more about him than it does Mamdani. Autumn Aug 2025 #1

Division within our ranks True Dough Aug 2025 #2

Jeffries did not and has not Quiet Em Aug 2025 #3

Jeffries is paid by AIPAC Blue Full Moon Aug 2025 #8

Jeffries and Mamdani are both good men Quiet Em Aug 2025 #10

So what? RandomNumbers Aug 2025 #11

Both parties take from APAIC womanofthehills Aug 2025 #15

A democratic socialist is not the same as a Democrat. Will still vote for him... brush Aug 2025 #4

Bernie and AOC are getting the voters out. Blue Full Moon Aug 2025 #9

Exactly what I mean angrychair Aug 2025 #12

Mamdani IS running as a Democrat thought crime Aug 2025 #13

He's a democratic socialist. Big difference. You must know that unless you're a modern day Rip Van Winkle brush Aug 2025 #14

AOC and many other Democrats are democratic socialists. thought crime Aug 2025 #19

Did you notice that it's mainly the progressive Dems womanofthehills Aug 2025 #16

Tne genocide in Gaza IMO, is only made excuses for by the pro-Netanyahu groupies. Apparently irony doesn't exist. brush Aug 2025 #17

He is a Democrat. mr715 Aug 2025 #18

Why does he call himself a democratic socialist? You actually think rethug oppo researchers won't call him... brush Aug 2025 #20

He is likely going to be mayor of NYC mr715 Aug 2025 #21

We'll see. Being labeled a socialist is never a positive in the US. brush Aug 2025 #22

I wonder why he doesn't articulate his position. David__77 Aug 2025 #5

There was already a 200+ post thread on this issue Prairie Gates Aug 2025 #6

Jeffries endorsed someone other than Adams in the 2021 primary and didn't officially endorse Adams in the general. W_HAMILTON Aug 2025 #7