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Fiendish Thingy

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16. Did you miss the part where the WFP candidates usually run as Democrats?

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 09:01 PM

Dec 2025

I’m not suggesting anyone vote third party, I’m suggesting the WFP candidates could have an influence on the DNC resisting Third Way pressure to move to the right.

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Hopefully WFP will provide leverage to counter Third Way's demand that Dems move to the right. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2025 #1

More likely SCantiGOP Dec 2025 #3

Did you miss the part where the WFP candidates usually run as Democrats? Fiendish Thingy Dec 2025 #16

If they caucus with the Dems, that'll be a good thing wolfie001 Dec 2025 #29

Skeptical, not negative Roy Rolling Dec 2025 #2

I don't look forward to 3rd party candidates electing Republicans. dem4decades Dec 2025 #4

Huge mistake NeoTrajan Dec 2025 #5

They don't run candidate, they... reACTIONary Dec 2025 #17

I'm skeptical, and envision more pain slightlv Dec 2025 #6

"They will help elect Republicans" J_William_Ryan Dec 2025 #7

A third party that promises what? BaronChocula Dec 2025 #8

Nothing except make things more fascist. Initech Dec 2025 #11

Third parties never win in the US. Vote for the one that's not fascist. Initech Dec 2025 #9

Want to get oodles of Republican campaign money? House of Roberts Dec 2025 #10

Hard Working Dems have had a "Wave Of Wins" Cha Dec 2025 #12

In other words.... cab67 Dec 2025 #13

Then we get Republicans. travelingthrulife Dec 2025 #14

Sounds like a great way to guarantee permanent Republican rule Orrex Dec 2025 #15

I voted for candidates Progressive dog Dec 2025 #18

All they will do is siphon voters from the Democratic party. JustKay Dec 2025 #19

If the Working Families Party works with Democrats the way that New York's Liberal Party worked with Democrats Vogon_Glory Dec 2025 #20

Oh, that's great. We are faced with a fascist, authoritarian threat against the US by the MAGA-Republicans, and you Martin68 Dec 2025 #21

And there's an AI-oriented fake independent party, with the former president of FreedomWorks and highplainsdem Dec 2025 #22

Not one single mention of what they want to do for me or my neighbors somsai Dec 2025 #23

It might be beneficial for discussions in early primary season oldmanlynn Dec 2025 #24

I foresee another army of paid "influencers" pushing this divisiveness. live love laugh Dec 2025 #25

Bad timing. RandySF Dec 2025 #26

I wonder... 2naSalit Dec 2025 #27

I may be a bit extreme on this but, I would not put it past republicans for doing this, they know a third party Escurumbele Dec 2025 #30

In spite of the nice things I said about the WFP EARLIER Vogon_Glory Dec 31 #32

Oh, god... here we go again. QueerDuck Dec 2025 #28

4 words The Bopper Dec 31 #31

Donald Segretti had a word for such ideas. valleyrogue Dec 31 #33

Their message: Democrats are NOT "a multiracial party that fights for workers." This fucking lie. betsuni Jan 1 #34