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senseandsensibility

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8. Absolutely

Reply to yourout (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 04:33 PM

Sep 16

So would Eric Swalwell and a few others. I'm sorry, but this trying so hard to be perfect and show everyone by example gets us nowhere when the other party is operating in bad faith and not telling the truth. We need to at least point that out, right?

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Sen. Welch (D) was just given a softball question on CNN, and [View all] senseandsensibility Sep 16 OP

Yeah... I'm sure that's the right conclusion. QueerDuck Sep 16 #1

Unfortunate fact is that stats don't matter when 50% of so of population doesn't beleive them or doesn't care. Silent Type Sep 16 #2

I disagree completely senseandsensibility Sep 16 #4

Good luck. In our situation, if communication doesn't gain us votes, we need to try something else or recognize Silent Type Sep 16 #6

Agreed. yellow dahlia Sep 16 #11

These guys are just terrible at this. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 16 #3

contact his office and tell them RussBLib Sep 16 #5

AOC would have been light years better. yourout Sep 16 #7

Absolutely senseandsensibility Sep 16 #8

No shit. She is ALWAYS prepared for battle. Mysterian Sep 16 #9

They're more than capable of doing it senseandsensibility Sep 16 #10