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Oopsie Daisy

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6. Challenging incumbent Democrats in primaries may not yield the intended results. This approach risks depleting resources

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:55 PM

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Challenging incumbent Democrats in primaries may not yield the intended results. This approach risks depleting resources from our own party members, potentially enabling the GOP to secure victories through superior funding. Rather than undermining our own candidates, it would be more strategic for these 'progressives' to focus their efforts on contesting and diminishing the strength of GOP contenders.

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Progressives plan wave of Democratic primary challenges ahead of 2026 midterm elections [View all] BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP

Oh good let's force the incumbents to spend money on this instead of the general Fullduplexxx Tuesday #1

Good. Let's have some good, clean, positive contests, and may the best candidates win. Mister Ed Tuesday #2

Good to see HereForTheParty Tuesday #3

Let's hope! Fla Dem Tuesday #4

Yeah. More like Rashida Tlaib so we can lose more elections! travelingthrulife Tuesday #5

She just won re-election with 67% of the vote? endgenocide Tuesday #10

And Marjorie Taylor Greene won with 64.4% Polybius Tuesday #11

For herself, but it will be lonely Lulu KC Tuesday #12

Challenging incumbent Democrats in primaries may not yield the intended results. This approach risks depleting resources Oopsie Daisy Tuesday #6

Yep.... resorces should go to defeating vulnerable GQPers groundloop Tuesday #8

Justice Dems? awesomerwb1 Tuesday #7

Naturally. Oopsie Daisy Tuesday #9

Looking forward to all the conspiracy theories about Teh Establishment Centrist Elite Status Quo somehow rigging betsuni Wednesday #13