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NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
2. Wish I could rec 1,000 times
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 08:20 PM
Aug 2017

I'll never forget the Women's March. It was a true turning point, for us. I remember standing, then walking slowly, on a cold January day. Apparently it meant nothing to many, including many so-called "progressives." Unbelievably, we're supposed to give up our rights for the good of the party.

Oh, right. Some of these same people think protests are useless.

Dem men owe us their full throated support, not his hand wringing crap. bettyellen Aug 2017 #1
Agreed. We are where the resistance is at. Not their capitulation to rw conservative toxic brew. boston bean Aug 2017 #6
We are not the majority in red leaning districts. DefenseLawyer Aug 2017 #8
We are the majority of Dem voters- and vast majority of activists and volunteers. bettyellen Aug 2017 #10
You realize that there are places where Democrats are not in the majority, right? DefenseLawyer Aug 2017 #15
I'm talking about what Dems nationally need to keep in mind- women are at the front and we won't bettyellen Aug 2017 #17
There is no such thing as a national race for the House of Representatives DefenseLawyer Aug 2017 #18
The DNC is talking about courting anti-choice candidates, and that is wrong. Period. It's a civil bettyellen Aug 2017 #19
If they are candidates that can win in a district where a liberal can't win DefenseLawyer Aug 2017 #24
You can do that without the support of more than half the party and see how it works out. bettyellen Aug 2017 #27
She does. I do. Raine1967 Aug 2017 #21
Wish I could rec 1,000 times NastyRiffraff Aug 2017 #2
Yeah i know. The resistance is women. Compromising our rights is not resistance. It is capitulation boston bean Aug 2017 #3
No. Just No. Not a discussion. irisblue Aug 2017 #4
I said the same thing basically a few days ago? BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #5
We all subjugate ourselves to the electorate DefenseLawyer Aug 2017 #7
And sometimes that appeal takes the form of supporting an incumbent guillaumeb Aug 2017 #9
You might want to rethink that. Raine1967 Aug 2017 #22
The majority of white women in America voted for Trump DefenseLawyer Aug 2017 #25
Again, you might want to rethink that. Raine1967 Aug 2017 #26
We are the Democratic base mcar Aug 2017 #11
Largest protest ever. Came up with and pushed resist. Now, to the back of the bus. nt DoodAbides Aug 2017 #12
It's one of a few issues that, for me, is not negotiable The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #13
In a Women In Politics college course--For the past 40 years, 45% of women voted Republican. TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #14
I am so glad I'm not a woman ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #16
Please give it a rest SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #20
?? Please elaborate. Thanks in advance. eom Raine1967 Aug 2017 #23
K&R musette_sf Aug 2017 #28
One in six women who supported Hillary are anti abortion Not Ruth Aug 2017 #29
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