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Oopsie Daisy

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3. I never believed it either. I think, however, that the youth of the "Sunrise Movement" *
Mon Mar 11, 2024, 07:58 AM
Mar 2024

* and other similar extreme and impatient orgs, are less interested in supporting Democrats. They (like Tlaib) want what they want and they want it RF-NOW -- and anyone who can't deliver it NOW becomes a target. Rather than taking time to understand the philosophy of compromise and finding common ground (but always making progress along the way) their type of thinking and short-sighted revenge strategy only helps the GOP in the long run.

These extreme responses are not as common as the youthful support that I'm seeing, so that's a good sign. Still, there are enough of these revenge-seeking kneecappers that they could throw close elections to the GOP. (Yes this "punishes" the Democrat/s being targeted, but it also hurts their cause. So, it's unclear to me what exactly they believe they've accomplished.)

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