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angrychair

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21. The guy that, essentially, made his last act

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 11:08 AM

May 20

To attack the Democratic Party. I have no ill will but it's not a good look for Party unity and gives Republicans ammunition to attack us with in social media.

For context for people not aware, his last book was "The Hard Path to Unity: Why We Must Reform the Left to Rescue Democracy" in which he wants to pull the Party more to the center and contends that progressives are destroying the Democratic Party.

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