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Keepthesoulalive

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15. You don't understand
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 09:17 AM
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We organized and we fought back. People who vote for democrats were energized. A movement requires energy and it takes time to see results but folks felt the democrats were fighting back and Peter Thiel poured millions into defeating this he was unsuccessful. If it didn’t matter he would not have gotten involved. Because you don’t personally benefit from something does not mean we should roll over and do only what is important to you. We must show people we are willing to push back against the tyranny of the white oligarchs.

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Looking at today's Fox News poll [View all] everyonematters Thursday OP
Democrats have moved this country forward for almost 100 years Keepthesoulalive Thursday #1
STAND FOR SOMETHING, Dems. Bluetus Thursday #2
Most people don't care Keepthesoulalive Thursday #3
People tend to ignore anything they don't experience. That's why we must learn Bluetus Thursday #7
The only things I see Americans respond to Keepthesoulalive Friday #8
We must understand the difference between governing and elections Bluetus Friday #9
Real lofty thoughts Keepthesoulalive Friday #10
So, let's run straight at the REAL issue Bluetus Friday #16
I agree with your proposals Keepthesoulalive Friday #17
Tell me who is presenting bold ideas Bluetus Friday #18
They don't care if you close their hospitals Keepthesoulalive Friday #21
I agree with you on several levels Bluetus Friday #22
They want it Keepthesoulalive Friday #23
We cannot win them all over, but many are coming around. Bluetus Saturday #24
Thank you Bluetus and Keepthesoulalive for your passionately argued dialogue. Ilikepurple Saturday #27
During our fight to stop the orange degenerate gerrymandering Keepthesoulalive Saturday #28
We are paying the price for 40+ years of no real opposition Bluetus Saturday #36
FDR was a transformative president Keepthesoulalive Saturday #37
"If you want to compromise with racists, sexists, religious zealots, billionaire bros count me out." Bluetus Saturday #38
I don't want my politicians reaching across the isle Keepthesoulalive Sunday #39
our party began abandoning labor in the mid to late 70s somsai Sunday #40
It seems to me that this sort of poll about comgress Klarkashton Thursday #4
I don't think it's the issues, I think it's the Congressional Ds showing a lack of spine on the issues. nt in2herbs Thursday #5
A lack of imagination. Bluetus Friday #19
Many in our party enjoy not having to pay higher prices for services somsai Sunday #41
For the past decades, a lot of people have been struggling economically. everyonematters Thursday #6
How about you get folks to vote for that Keepthesoulalive Friday #11
What are we doing - Government shutdowns and gerrymandering. everyonematters Friday #12
We are attempting to stop him Keepthesoulalive Friday #13
The gerrymandering is senseless. everyonematters Friday #14
You don't understand Keepthesoulalive Friday #15
so you're saying Dems should just lay low Skittles Saturday #26
OK. Those are constructive ideas. They need to be formalized into an action statement with some accountability. Bluetus Friday #20
fuck Fox "News" Skittles Saturday #25
The policies are not the problem. This is a perennial messaging problem. Scrivener7 Saturday #29
It is not a messaging problem. It is a trust problem. The voters give both parties low approval ratings. everyonematters Saturday #30
We disagree. Democrats have consistently worked to improve wages but been thwarted by r's. Scrivener7 Saturday #31
You can have healthcare, help with childcare and still have trouble paying the rent or buying groceries. everyonematters Saturday #32
They have tried and tried, and been thwarted by republicans. If that were the message Scrivener7 Saturday #33
As far as I know, when the Democrats were in power, they haven't put it up for a vote since the everyonematters Saturday #34
I think we are not really disagreeing. And yes that's true about federal minimum wage. Scrivener7 Saturday #35
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