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senseandsensibility

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4. Difficult read
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 06:52 PM
Nov 2025

as hard truths tend to be. This is a tough assessment of what happened, but I think it is clear eyed. I do think he is right about why these particular Dems were chosen, and there is a kabuki theater element to all of this. I understand the anger. It's also true that Rs were dug in. I wish that Dems had given it a bit longer though, because Rs were just starting to feel the heat.

Kicking, Recommending, and Bookmarking Drum Nov 2025 #1
And to beat it all the DNC is strutting around Bluetus Nov 2025 #15
The reason the DNC is not allying is simple. Shipwack Nov 2025 #48
Give a cheer for David Hogg jaymac Nov 2025 #50
Amen brother! jaymac Nov 2025 #49
Highly recommended democrank Nov 2025 #2
I'm in. I'm going to write Merkley and Wyden tomorrow. CanonRay Nov 2025 #3
Difficult read senseandsensibility Nov 2025 #4
Agreed - it seemed like the Dems should hold out longer. yellow dahlia Nov 2025 #8
There is no calvary coming over the hill Seinan Sensei Nov 2025 #24
A lot of other Dem senators hiding behind the eight. Sneederbunk Nov 2025 #5
I'm impressed Cirsium Nov 2025 #6
Ezra Levin knows his stuff. yellow dahlia Nov 2025 #9
I tried to post his 2 Instagram's from him late last night BigmanPigman Nov 2025 #7
The numbers matter when it comes to constituent calls. yellow dahlia Nov 2025 #10
They think I AM a constituent BigmanPigman Nov 2025 #23
Very creative. yellow dahlia Nov 2025 #25
Out of the 8 traitors, I could only leave a mess. with 3 of them! BigmanPigman Nov 2025 #31
Good work. yellow dahlia Nov 2025 #34
How do you know about the money? BonnieJW Nov 2025 #35
You beat me to it. usonian Nov 2025 #11
Thanks. yellow dahlia Nov 2025 #14
The links have personal info past the ? in the URL. usonian Nov 2025 #18
Gotcha. yellow dahlia Nov 2025 #22
How do you post it with links? I always just end up coping and pasting with a note to go to the main link to read it Amaryllis Nov 2025 #19
That's a great idea. usonian Nov 2025 #28
Not just after the question mark. Remove the question mark too. What's left is the clean link. summer_in_TX Nov 2025 #32
Oops. I was hungry. usonian Nov 2025 #43
so the guy is gonna start running candidates of his choice in a partisan manner using indivisible's data base? msongs Nov 2025 #12
No. THat is not the way Indivisible works. Amaryllis Nov 2025 #21
All the work we do and Dems just fail. As usual. Bluesaph Nov 2025 #13
Like the Door's song, this is the end, the party seems to be suicidal. nt yaesu Nov 2025 #38
I'm going to have that song and When the Music's Over BigmanPigman Nov 2025 #41
THIS IS WHY MANY HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE Clouds Passing Nov 2025 #16
Anyone supporting this sell out is dead to me. Moostache Nov 2025 #17
We must remember, it's the billionaires and their "donations" dlk Nov 2025 #20
All I know is remember how dems caused this Tree Lady Nov 2025 #26
K&R Mr.WeRP Nov 2025 #27
The two sides of the swamp cooperate bucolic_frolic Nov 2025 #29
Kick, Rec, and Bookmarking proud patriot Nov 2025 #30
Me, too. Time to get to work and change the guards, as they say. Deuxcents Nov 2025 #42
Yep proud patriot Nov 2025 #44
Time to change the democratic party to Antifa party and have those dem politicians who are Bev54 Nov 2025 #33
KICK TO RESIST orangecrush Nov 2025 #36
"There's going to be a lot of well-deserved anger" well, sadly, a lot of that anger could show up in the form of low yaesu Nov 2025 #37
I wonder if the anger will affect donations more than turnout. yellow dahlia Nov 2025 #39
Yes! Grenouille50 Nov 2025 #40
I reposted in Activist Headquarters with links. usonian Nov 2025 #45
Thanks. yellow dahlia Nov 2025 #46
I saw him on the Jim Acosta show today & signed up - TBF Nov 2025 #47
He's right - we need different leadership RainCaster Nov 2025 #51
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