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6. That's why I generally avoid all of the "purity" threads...

Thu May 4, 2017, 07:10 PM

May 2017

I'm in a blue district in a blue state, so my opinion is pretty meaningless to both sides of those "discussions."

I don't need the stress.

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For now angstlessk May 2017 #1

I called Manchin a P O S Vichy Democrat and got a hide. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #2

Can also be a cruel master. angstlessk May 2017 #3

I begged Bobby Bright (D-AL) '08-'10 to throw us a bone - just one bone! yallerdawg May 2017 #10

Depends on the year, bill, vote, district. RedWedge May 2017 #4

Anyone who said that about Shuler never visited his district. wildeyed May 2017 #5

That's why I generally avoid all of the "purity" threads... Wounded Bear May 2017 #6

I get frustrated with conservative Dems from blue states. wildeyed May 2017 #8

LIEbermann was always a bit of a stealth Dem anyway... Wounded Bear May 2017 #9

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Yeah, well... Wounded Bear May 2017 #13