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TheProle

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7. I want every flavor of Democrat running an aggressive primary campaign

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 01:12 PM

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I want voters to vote explicitly for their flavor of choice and let the vote counts determine who moves forward.

Then I want the party to coalesce around that candidate and their ideas and distill a platform that reflects the people's will.

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Democrats Can Be Our Own Worst Enemy [View all] gab13by13 Thursday OP

Beware of Trojan Horses forcibly inserted into any "Project 2029" agenda. Fiendish Thingy Thursday #1

F**k Ezra Klein SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #5

like the democratic party "platform"? msongs Thursday #12

As I see it, there is nothing we can do about the "religiously insane" so forget them and concentrate on the CTyankee Thursday #2

Maybe not handing republicans "Wedge Issues" that drive their supporters to the polls? Omnipresent Thursday #3

"Handing them wedge issues"? Bettie Thursday #8

But that's the genius of republiQan messaging. We don't hand them anything. They Scrivener7 Thursday #13

Yes they can be SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #4

Unfortunately yes at times, though Democrats are speaking to issues. Jbraybarten Thursday #6

I want every flavor of Democrat running an aggressive primary campaign TheProle Thursday #7

Republicans are a small tent, one national message helps them ignore local issues of working/middle class Americans. betsuni Thursday #9

Well said. lees1975 Thursday #10

It's not just about being anti-trump. i think we are pretty united in the serious work needed to clean his mess up &... themaguffin Thursday #11

And the irony is that most Independents and republiQans agree with our stances on the individual issues too. Scrivener7 Thursday #14