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dflprincess

(29,468 posts)
10. Jeffries is right about Trump - but unity is a two way street.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:00 PM
17 hrs ago

If the voters in a district or state select a more progressive candidate to run in the November election, the party apparatus needs to support that candidate just as it would a more moderate candidate. And it's up to the voters to "vote blue no matter who".

One of the things I'm fretting about in the Minnesota senate race is I've heard too many of Peggy Flanagan's supoorters say they won't vote for Angie Craig in November if she wins the primary. Mostly I've heard this from younger, newly active people. They refuse to see that not voting, or voting third party is what got us Trump twice.

Note: I am a Flanagan supporter. I'll vote for Craig if she's the candiate in November though I won't be smiling when I do it. But she's still better than whatever Republican wins their primary.

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And trump IS the bigger issue, my dear BumRushDaShow! As for me? He is the ONLY issue. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #1
Jeffries is right. Trump IS the bigger issue. I get suspicous.. CousinIT Yesterday #2
Mahalo to CousinIT! Well said.. Cha 15 hrs ago #14
He is 100% correct mcar Yesterday #3
Mahalo, mcar! This is what I wrote in Cha 15 hrs ago #13
It always amazes me that some don't realize this, Cha mcar 7 hrs ago #15
Anyone's "conscience" should be Cha 2 hrs ago #19
Exactly! mcar 2 hrs ago #22
All that matters is limiting the damage Trump can do in his last two years. SamuelAdams Yesterday #4
DEMOCRATs are not a Sole Goal organization, it is a Party. Republicans March IN FOOT STEP, like NAZIs dave99 Yesterday #5
Any differences among members of the Pro-Democracy coalition are NOTHING compared to the Republican threat. pat_k Yesterday #6
I may be wrong... Biglinda 52 23 hrs ago #7
You are absolutely right. And FWIW, I sent each one a link to pat_k 22 hrs ago #8
We don't have to capitulate thought crime 3 hrs ago #18
We can't do anything about new Laws to Stop Cha 2 hrs ago #21
About the moderate Democrats question everything 7 hrs ago #16
Post removed Post removed 18 hrs ago #9
Jeffries is right about Trump - but unity is a two way street. dflprincess 17 hrs ago #10
Post removed Post removed 17 hrs ago #11
Mahalo, Dem Leader Jeffries! That's Cha 15 hrs ago #12
Stop falling for this GOP led 'dems in disarray' bs. The GOP does it every single travelingthrulife 6 hrs ago #17
What does that have to do with Dems Cha 2 hrs ago #20
Exactly right. Divisiveness is going low, unity is going high. betsuni 1 hr ago #23
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