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WizumbODaSage

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3. "Take Power" Means Different Things When We Are at 20%
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 12:48 PM
Wednesday

The Repubs Have Had to Fly Sideways to Lose Absolute Approval.

That hasn't made DEMS more popular. A competent Republican President & Majority Leader would still be eating our lunch like Reagan & Gingrich did. And the Supreme Court renders every decision, including today's Voting Rights Subtraction like a Segregationist Gift Day. The DEMS have to get their act together. Unify on a leadership agenda and then move forward like they mean it. We don't KNOW what this will be in November. We HOPE it will be better than '24 but some of the electorate hates us and there is a chunk of it that distrusts us because we don't bow our knees at noon or will force their daughters to play soccer facing away from the sun. If we come in in January with that high on the agenda the electorate won't even accept the potential of female or gay DEM candidates at the top of the ticket. We may win but there is not going to be room for DEMS to STOMP in victory!

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eminent domain or my preference , civil forfeiture rampartd Wednesday #1
"Take Power" Means Different Things When We Are at 20% WizumbODaSage Wednesday #3
The Democratic President elected in 2028 -misanthroptimist Wednesday #2
That makes anyone who voted for them also complicit MichMan Wednesday #7
Only if they were actively involved in crime -misanthroptimist Wednesday #9
Under RICO, you just need to prove that the organization committed crimes and tie people to the organization MichMan Wednesday #11
Just because you *can* prosecute someone... -misanthroptimist Wednesday #12
As we saw in Georgia, RICO prosecutions are complex and fraught with pitfalls Fiendish Thingy Thursday #19
No way this will happen if the old guard Dems control the party. republianmushroom Wednesday #4
I'm not confident Dump will allow elections going forward. sellitman Wednesday #5
He can't stop elections. Fuckery will continue though themaguffin Wednesday #6
There isn't anything he won't try. sellitman Wednesday #10
He can "try" all he wants. States control elections. If some states want to have less representation, ok sure but themaguffin Wednesday #13
You left out a couple of important parts: Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #8
Making people persona non grata and deporting them has been done moniss Thursday #16
And without due process, it would be wrong. Nt Fiendish Thingy Thursday #18
So we should violate the law to be petulant? EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #14
Do you think I meant this as anything except wishful moniss Thursday #17
Let's wait and see how the mid terms turn out. WinningAgain Wednesday #15
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