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The Way Forward

regnaD kciN

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4. The coming elections might be a windfall for Democratic candidates...

Reply to progressoid (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 05:22 PM

Mar 29

…but we should not be fooled: any such wins will be because they are “not Republicans,” not because they are Democrats. At this point, such candidates will win purely because of their opposition to Trump, not because they have a (D) following their name.

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Democrats have a lot to consider, and better do it quickly. [View all] lees1975 Mar 29 OP

Ask Chuck. AltairIV Mar 29 #1

The wind is in the favor of Democrats progressoid Mar 29 #2

The time for bold positions gab13by13 Mar 29 #3

The time for bold positions was in the first legislative session of 2021, when Democrats controlled Congress lees1975 Mar 29 #10

The coming elections might be a windfall for Democratic candidates... regnaD kciN Mar 29 #4

We've seen this happen twice before - 2006 and 2018 - which were anti-Bush and anti-Trump, respectively - and it had no Midwestern Democrat Mar 30 #11

We have time to change that. Elessar Zappa Mar 30 #12

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Interesting Username. Do you actually practice that? GP6971 Mar 29 #8

Order pizza Cirsium Mar 29 #9

Watch out because when Democrats get overconfident, they get complacent. elocs Apr 22 #14

Pizza alert ☝️ bronxiteforever Mar 29 #6

Marketing moxie may not be as important as policy and philosophy. But Gum Logger Apr 1 #13