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W_HAMILTON

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15. It helps when voters on your side don't sit out elections.

Reply to ABC123Easy (Reply #9)

Mon May 11, 2026, 04:30 PM

May 11

If *just enough* on our side hadn't done it so often in recent memory, WE would be the ones with stumbling block after stumbling block in place to thwart Republicans.

Instead, Republicans are the ones who have been fighting to win these elections and fill judicial vacancies with judges that often serve for decades.

Meanwhile, we have some on our side hiring for prominent roles fucking morons that thought the Supreme Court wasn't worth supporting Democratic candidates over -- in elections against Trump, no less!

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Right Mad_Machine76 May 11 #21

You hit the nail on the head ABC123Easy May 11 #9

We are usually willing, even enthusiastic doormats. BannonsLiver May 11 #10

It helps when voters on your side don't sit out elections. W_HAMILTON May 11 #15

People showing up to vote in every election, frankly, would solve so many more problems Mad_Machine76 May 11 #19

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