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Bluetus

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52. Carrot AND stick

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 12:45 PM

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I completely agree with you about taking the calls to individual politicians. But we also have a Party problem. We need to push the Party apparatus to have clear, consistent messaging, to seek candidates who will actually fight for progress, and make sure that the Party apparatus is not protecting the weakest players from legitimate primary challenges.

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The Pendulum theory Bluetus Saturday #30

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This, this, this. CrispyQ Sunday #50

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