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1StrongBlackMan

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15. I edited that to what I should have said ...

Reply to BrotherIvan (Reply #14)

Tue Jun 2, 2015, 07:52 PM

Jun 2015

whereas, the conservative Democrats hold sway with the Democratic Party because that is where the Party leadership perceives to be the political center of the Democratic Party.

But, after having thought about it more, I'll edit it once again to say, ...

whereas, the conservative Democrats hold sway with the Democratic Party because that is where the elected officials (not just the leadership) perceives to be the political center of the Democratic Party.

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