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displacedvermoter

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11. Maybe because the great and the good long

Reply to AStern (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 08:25 PM

Sunday

ago decided the Party needed a Big Tent approach to our membership, and that
"litmus tests" should not be used for selecting candidates as we enlarge the tent. So maybe we are more susceptible to trolls and imposters?

GOP makes no pretense of a big tent, and everything they do is put under one giant litmus test. Real hard to sneak any WOKE local activists by eagle eyed Republican.local committees.

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John Fetterman's political shift draws ire of Pennsylvania Democrats [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday OP

Good article. sop Sunday #1

I CERTAINLY hope so, sop! some_of_us_are_sane Sunday #5

Not your fault you believed him.. he was Cha Sunday #10

Thanks, Cha some_of_us_are_sane Sunday #12

Perhaps... I just read his wife is Cha Sunday #14

this traitor DoBW Sunday #2

I've wondered about his wife's response to his new political viewpoints and here: hlthe2b Sunday #3

People trying to shame voters for voting for Fetterman are UNHINGED SunImp Sunday #21

I shame NO ONE for past votes for him. Hell I was among those who contributed to his campaign hlthe2b Sunday #24

Wasn't shaming you & I even recd your post SunImp Yesterday #26

Okay... hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #28

No one is shaming anyone r�is�n_dubh Sunday #25

I hope he has enough sense to realize buzzycrumbhunger Sunday #4

Then another 2+ years would be wasted with his awful voting record becoming even worse FakeNoose Sunday #18

Better yet! buzzycrumbhunger Sunday #23

It's time to primary Fetterman! Unrepentant Fenian Sunday #6

His term isn't up until 2028 FakeNoose Sunday #17

Why do the Dems always get trolled by imposters? Why aren't there GOPers that run ultra-con but vote left/progressive? AStern Sunday #7

They aren't all imposters. mr715 Sunday #9

Maybe because the great and the good long displacedvermoter Sunday #11

Because the GOP has an X-factor - Fox News. Initech Sunday #16

Will he pull a Zell Miller and speak at the 2028 GOP oasis Sunday #20

Honestly, I could totally see it happening. Initech Yesterday #27

Fetterman's "Shift" into HELL. Cha Sunday #8

I wish Maine Democrats would heed this warning mcar Sunday #13

Seriously. His vote to confirm Mullin was political back stabbing. Initech Sunday #15

What are the odds of a second, far more serious, stroke? niyad Sunday #19

Ire ....? I'd say red-hot mad ! Bread and Circuses Sunday #22

unfortunately, there were red flags. Not sure how much of a "shift" it was as more of themaguffin 18 hrs ago #29