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In reply to the discussion: Today's NBC News poll. [View all]

betsuni

(28,994 posts)
43. No third party,. Republican/Independent/non-voters aren't secretly socialist/progressive populists yearning to rise
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 04:35 PM
23 hrs ago

up in solidarity against old meanie out-of-touch wealthy elite Democrats ignoring us with things "not relating to the rest of society" like health care, Social Security, infrastructure, civil rights, voting rights, economic and environmental regulations and green technology, good relationships with other countries and diplomacy, reproductive freedom, support of unions and education and science, taxing the wealthy and corporations, student debt relief, etc. -- government that works.

The Democratic Party does make positive differences in people's lives, of course. Don't understand the point of this OP.

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Today's NBC News poll. [View all] everyonematters Sunday OP
Yeah that always works so well NoRethugFriends Sunday #1
So so-called Independents displacedvermoter Sunday #2
Same here PatSeg Sunday #7
Sunday Morning Gasbags displacedvermoter Sunday #8
Perfect description PatSeg Sunday #13
Perfect description PatSeg Sunday #14
Q1. Obvious, plodding, overgeneralized question. A1. Regime talking point. hatrack 6 hrs ago #50
And the same assortment of dumb ass lying ad campaigns to convince them they are smart to vote for the GOP. mdbl Sunday #16
Yes, indeed! displacedvermoter Sunday #17
It's Soviet style propaganda straight out of Russia Walleye 5 hrs ago #58
Ding ding Ferrets are Cool 6 hrs ago #53
Well if Democrats would quit DenaliDemocrat Sunday #3
Independents are not all "moderates" Fiendish Thingy Sunday #5
Some might say guns are a "Social Justice" issue displacedvermoter Sunday #11
Guns are a losing issue DenaliDemocrat Yesterday #18
Sorry about your Browning displacedvermoter Yesterday #24
See, it's just this attitude DenaliDemocrat Yesterday #25
I hear you. Omnipresent Yesterday #28
Yes. And it's affects a TINY fraction of people DenaliDemocrat Yesterday #32
I still feel bad that your Browning takes precedent over lots of other issues displacedvermoter Yesterday #36
I actually believe DenaliDemocrat Yesterday #38
I actually own a Bushmaster AR 15 displacedvermoter Yesterday #40
I don't own an AR15 DenaliDemocrat Yesterday #42
I don't personally care how proficient you are with it....it should be illegal to own a weapon of mass Ferrets are Cool 6 hrs ago #54
It (2nd Amendment) is supposed to displacedvermoter 23 hrs ago #44
I have absolutely no idea WTF DenaliDemocrat 20 hrs ago #46
I believe I said NRA types claim they need displacedvermoter 19 hrs ago #47
I guess, except DenaliDemocrat 7 hrs ago #48
Lighten up, Francis. LuvLoogie 2 hrs ago #77
We can stand up for your right to own a gun, at the same time that we stand up for transgender rights to be full citize Walleye 5 hrs ago #59
What's wrong with unisex rest rooms if the door locks from the inside? The Wizard Yesterday #26
There is nothing wrong with them DenaliDemocrat Yesterday #33
Uh huh NoRethugFriends 1 hr ago #80
False dichotomy; Americans do not like guns. jimmy the one Yesterday #35
I reject your false narrative. DenaliDemocrat Yesterday #39
People can still buy these -banned guns- legally jimmy the one 2 hrs ago #76
My disabled spouse and i depended on unisex bathrooms thucythucy 2 hrs ago #78
Been saying for decades Cosmocat Yesterday #19
Add lowering speed limits to 2 Polybius Yesterday #20
Problem with taking the bait exboyfil Yesterday #27
Just curious. How do I discern rare social issues from social justice? Raven123 6 hrs ago #51
Is this the Gallop poll that stopped doing polls that unfavorable to Trump? Enough said. It's a new reality out there. dem4decades Sunday #4
A good PR campaign would help us a lot. And it's not hard to do. Scrivener7 Sunday #6
Define "Independent" usonian Sunday #9
Gallup is not reliable SamuelTheThird Sunday #10
There is no such thing as an kacekwl Sunday #12
The current state everyonematters Sunday #15
The problem is the Americans and their selfishness Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #31
Too many Americans are dumber than a brick sandwich 31st Street Bridge 5 hrs ago #57
Definitely Keepthesoulalive 3 min ago #85
The big problem is wages. everyonematters 5 hrs ago #69
When I see a cop he doesn't give a damn how much money I make Keepthesoulalive 4 min ago #84
The problem is always messaging Takket Yesterday #21
T H I S Cosmocat Yesterday #22
BUT this has been an issue for decades. We took Scrivener7 Yesterday #30
It is not a messaging problem. It is a trust problem. everyonematters 5 hrs ago #67
What bs. ananda Yesterday #23
Democrats need to stop edging to the right every time an election doesn't go their way. sboatcar Yesterday #29
Is there any evidence for that? The Revolution Yesterday #37
Take a look a John Fetterman sboatcar 6 hrs ago #49
? everyonematters 5 hrs ago #64
It started in 1984 Gore1FL 6 hrs ago #52
Joe Biden The Revolution 3 hrs ago #73
Tax rates for the top bracket are less than 70% Gore1FL 2 hrs ago #75
I don't think that it is a problem of left or right. It is problem of connecting. everyonematters 5 hrs ago #65
Yes, agreed The Revolution 3 hrs ago #71
I don't think it is a problem of right or left. It is a problem of connecting. everyonematters 5 hrs ago #66
Right on schedule Cirsium Yesterday #34
Time to get with reality. everyonematters 5 hrs ago #63
Right! Cirsium 2 hrs ago #74
I guess that's why they are self-described Independents? Zambero Yesterday #41
That is because they are disgusted with Trump, not because they believe in us. everyonematters 5 hrs ago #62
No third party,. Republican/Independent/non-voters aren't secretly socialist/progressive populists yearning to rise betsuni 23 hrs ago #43
Not enough. The big issue is wages. everyonematters 5 hrs ago #61
Whose wages? Seattle voted for a $15 minimum wage in 2014. betsuni 1 hr ago #82
No they don't know it. When was the last time they even put it up for a vote? everyonematters 8 min ago #83
Huh. Democrats polling at 13 percent? Wednesdays 23 hrs ago #45
They are voting for us because they are disgusted with Trump, not because they believe in us. everyonematters 5 hrs ago #60
They know what's on the table Quiet Em 5 hrs ago #68
The big problem is wages. Too many people are struggling, and they don't see either party making a everyonematters 5 hrs ago #70
Except this one Demixs 1 hr ago #81
The number of "ammosexuals" that are in our society is just weird...and dangerous. walkingman 6 hrs ago #55
When voting there are only two choices, and we need to be the better choice somsai 5 hrs ago #56
These independents are lying they are really repukes and are too embarrassed to admit it! kimbutgar 3 hrs ago #72
I'm skeptical of arguments which include throwing marginalized people under the bus LuvLoogie 1 hr ago #79
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