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Marthe48

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20. This could read:

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Wed Nov 8, 2017, 05:56 PM

Nov 2017

Democrats were able to flip seats in spite of alleged Republican collusion with Russia, in spite of fake news, in spite of gerrymandering, in spite of voter suppression, and in spite of dirty tricks.

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Let this sink in a little [View all] SHRED Nov 2017 OP

Yes! Iliyah Nov 2017 #1

And without moving to the center right!!!! eom guillaumeb Nov 2017 #2

Yes! whathehell Nov 2017 #5

Well, Our Revolution might disagree. ehrnst Nov 2017 #22

+++ EOM too.. :)) pangaia Nov 2017 #24

Exactly. They have to lie, cheat and steal jrthin Nov 2017 #3

SANITY is returning Scarsdale Nov 2017 #48

K&R!!! This is one of the reasons its easy to think they colluded because without all of uponit7771 Nov 2017 #4

Just an old school ASSWHOOPING underpants Nov 2017 #6

And another DUzzy. sarge43 Nov 2017 #9

Oh no. Geechie Nov 2017 #10

Won the old-fashioned way. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #7

Imagine what Dems could accomplish if they'd adopt Republican ways! Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #8

Imagine what we could do Geechie Nov 2017 #11

What does that mean? Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #12

A circular firing squad fires into the center and each one therefore hits someone across the circle. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #19

I know what a circular firing squad is. I don't know what it means re this thread. Who is the squad? Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #26

I was referring to #8 Geechie Nov 2017 #39

So if Republicans stopped that crap they'd lose everything. Kablooie Nov 2017 #13

I'll say it again, "All we need to do is to show up and GET THE VOTE OUT"! world wide wally Nov 2017 #14

Exactly. Showing up is way more than half the battle. SO MANY people I know sat out Neema Nov 2017 #18

You know more than 10,000 people, cause that's what it woulld take onit2day Nov 2017 #29

No I wouldnt need to know 10,000. Neema Nov 2017 #36

Plus make sure Scarsdale Nov 2017 #49

And with... jaxind Nov 2017 #15

GREATEST page! 👍🏾 BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2017 #16

And without wasting time listening to Trump supporters... mreilly Nov 2017 #17

This could read: Marthe48 Nov 2017 #20

Good one. n/t rainin Nov 2017 #31

thank you Marthe48 Nov 2017 #32

great points all! And also working against some voter suppression efforts! Ukapau Nov 2017 #21

PERFECT! NastyRiffraff Nov 2017 #23

And without the almighty White Working Class vote!!! (nt) ehrnst Nov 2017 #25

Hey, we have the best third of those Americans. :) Hortensis Nov 2017 #27

Ok. We did it despite the mythical "White Working Class" vote ehrnst Nov 2017 #28

Well, with a third of the real thing anyway. Hortensis Nov 2017 #30

Well, thats all false quakerboy Nov 2017 #33

And without lying about RandomAccess Nov 2017 #34

I would amend this to read "... in spite of ... Persondem Nov 2017 #35

Yep. dalton99a Nov 2017 #37

Democratic principles are the guiding force, once again, despite "progressive" party politics. mia Nov 2017 #38

And without the creation of astroturfed movement like the Tea Party Jon Fogerty Nov 2017 #40

I do believe The Donald CAN take credit for this! southerncrone Nov 2017 #41

Exactly. Mike Niendorff Nov 2017 #42

This will make the Republicans.... SergeStorms Nov 2017 #43

THE RIGHT WAY Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #44

PAPER BALLOTS, too. (nt) ehrnst Nov 2017 #45

K&R. Astounding, isnt it? VOX Nov 2017 #46

Shred saidsimplesimon Nov 2017 #47

Amazing! Lifelong Protester Nov 2017 #50

Republicans must be scratching their heads in bewilderment DFW Nov 2017 #51

Two words LiberalLovinLug Nov 2017 #52