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bucolic_frolic

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2. Democrats being proactive is good news indeed.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:34 AM

Nov 23

And yes you've stated the principles of Trump. All the rules and laws and rulings should be bent in his favor, and if they aren't, that is UNFAIR!!!

These Democrats, in this instance, saw how to get out in front of this pattern. Question is was it a test for 2026, or just happenstance? Could Democrats figure out how to apply preemptive debate again?

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A Pre-Emptive Strike By The Democrats [View all] kentuck Nov 23 OP

Oh yeah, they poked the bear... MiHale Nov 23 #1

Democrats being proactive is good news indeed. bucolic_frolic Nov 23 #2

They also should be leaning to the orange one to go before the American people and declare which side of history our Hotler Nov 23 #3

The democrats need to keep it up doing all sorts of big ad buys. Take a page from Ford in Ontario Bev54 Nov 23 #4

I hope our leadership has enough spine. Shipwack Nov 23 #5

i stopped for a stoplight this morning Tetrachloride Nov 23 #6

TRUMP FIRED THE MILITARY LAWYERS Jimvanhise Nov 23 #7

One of my concerns DownriverDem Nov 23 #8

Of course it's OK when he does it (or when people acting on his behalf do it)! ShazzieB Nov 23 #9

trump invoked the Streisand effect re his illegal orders SaydiTom Nov 23 #10

he's planning illegal orders re the seizure of voting machines and disruption of midterms by the military SaydiTom Nov 23 #11

"What have you got to lose?" czarjak Nov 23 #12

A someone should ask him this... Delmette2.0 Nov 23 #13

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