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bettyellen

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26. An older woman "turns people off" you say? The "culturally anxious" GOP dislike her

Reply to doc03 (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 3, 2017, 12:27 PM

Jul 2017

And like any successful Dem they've put a target on her and want her gone. Those are reasons to rely behind her, and not give in to the GOP.

Funny how people giving al sorts of advice on how to be a tough negotiatior suddenly want to totally capitulate. And remake the Dem image into what- a bunch of white men who do not represent the base? Fuck that.

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No rule. Wish ALL DUers WOULD READ THIS and UNDERSTAND Hortensis Jun 2017 #11

Excuse Me? Me. Jun 2017 #12

Again, wish ALL DUers WOULD READ THIS ARTICLE AND UNDERSTAND. Hortensis Jun 2017 #14

Wow...No Words Me. Jun 2017 #19

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Such an intellectually lazy take. YoungDemCA Jul 2017 #22

And Who Are You YoungDEm To Throw Shade Me. Jul 2017 #23

Nice ageism. YoungDemCA Jul 2017 #24

I Take You At Your Word YOUNGDem Me. Jul 2017 #25

The coach is always the first one to go when a sports team doc03 Jun 2017 #2

However This Is Not A Game Me. Jun 2017 #3

Pelosi's House minority leader, not a football coach emulatorloo Jun 2017 #4

Good or bad the mere mention of Pelosi's name immediately doc03 Jun 2017 #5

There is absolutely NOTHING BlueMTexpat Jun 2017 #7

I never said there is but the Republicans have doc03 Jun 2017 #10

So what? What hatemongering conservatives are taught to say about her, Hortensis Jun 2017 #13

Good for you! BlueMTexpat Jun 2017 #15

And you, Blue! Meant to post to Doc03, who needs reassurance that trumpsters Hortensis Jun 2017 #17

And being the poster person for liberalism is bad because....? LakeArenal Jun 2017 #8

You do understand that we are BlueMTexpat Jun 2017 #16

????My response was to doc03 LakeArenal Jun 2017 #18

Somehow it showed up as a response BlueMTexpat Jul 2017 #20

You understand Bernie was featured in those same lie ads too, right? emulatorloo Jun 2017 #9

An older woman "turns people off" you say? The "culturally anxious" GOP dislike her bettyellen Jul 2017 #26

Nancy Pelosi is doing just fine BlueMTexpat Jun 2017 #6

She's been the Democratic House leader for what, 14 years? What does she offer that others wouldn't? YoungDemCA Jul 2017 #21