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BamaRefugee

(3,903 posts) Tue May 12, 2026, 01:46 PM May 12

Do Democrats do any vetting of candidates to see if they are actually GOP agents? Serious question. [View all]

Sorry if this has been posted before, please inform me and I will remove.

I'm not bashing any REAL democrats but how in the world do we end up with Sinemas and Manchins and Fettermans and Gabbards etc???
Imagine where we could be if they had been sniffed out in advance. Someone HAS TO approve them as candidates, and HAD TO have given the green light to these folks, as well as others, who seem to vote in a peculiarly Republican way on lots of things.

So who if anyone is in charge of this? If no one, WHY THE F*** NOT?

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Do Democrats do any vetting of candidates to see if they are actually GOP agents? Serious question. [View all] BamaRefugee May 12 OP

Fetterman and Manchin are doing things based on how their state voted JI7 May 12 #1

It's a fair question Grim Chieftain May 12 #2

EXACTLY BamaRefugee May 12 #5

I don't think Fetterman is well. RandySF May 12 #3

Fetterman had brain damage from a stroke Freddie May 12 #9

Sometimes I think... OhioBack2Blue May 12 #4

I'm more concerned about seditious operatives GenThePerservering May 12 #6

it's a puzzlement BamaRefugee May 12 #7

probably NOT ENOUGH.... Jack Valentino May 12 #8

Nobody APPROVES or GIVES THE GREEN LIGHT to democratic candidates Fiendish Thingy May 12 #10

Sinema changed drmeow May 12 #11