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leftstreet

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42. I was just quoting him

Fri May 22, 2026, 11:31 AM

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"For every blue-collar Democrat we lose in western Pennsylvania, we will pick up two moderate Republicans in the suburbs in Philadelphia. And you can repeat that in Ohio and Illinois and Wisconsin."
-Chuck Schumer 2016

If I fail to see the appropriate nuance in his words...well I'm probably not alone

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Facing intense internal pressure, DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris [View all] dalton99a 23 hrs ago OP

Yes.. agree. But Barack Obama did get 43% of rural, although less than R opponent each time. hlthe2b 23 hrs ago #1

A must read article at link, it will set off another angry round of pointless recriminations within the party. sop 23 hrs ago #2

POTUS Biden was knee-capped from behind. PufPuf23 20 hrs ago #16

Biden performed horribly at the debate, you can't deny that. dem4decades 32 min ago #77

We weren't the one harping about MustLoveBeagles 23 hrs ago #3

Indeed. I don't recall Kamala spending a lot of time on the culture war issues Redleg 15 hrs ago #26

But, we think that people who aren't Bettie 59 min ago #69

Bingo MustLoveBeagles 47 min ago #74

The party and Biden should receive the majority of the criticism exboyfil 23 hrs ago #4

Much as I respect Biden, I can't disagree. sop 23 hrs ago #7

He flushed his legacy down the toilet Jose Garcia 23 hrs ago #8

Biden got very bad advice and should have made the Prevention of Trump's Return a top priority. dalton99a 23 hrs ago #10

Are we sure it was advice? Polybius 16 hrs ago #24

Considering how long it took after the debate disaster, yes it was blind ego. thought crime 11 hrs ago #30

I believe that Joe Biden thought he was the only person capable of beating Trump MichMan 48 min ago #73

While not the biggest Biden fan compared to many here, I can't agree with that EdmondDantes_ 22 hrs ago #11

You are explaining WHY he didn't step down. thought crime 12 hrs ago #29

Agree, sadly. BannonsLiver 1 hr ago #61

Clan you find a Biden quote ever saying he was going to leave after one term? karynnj 22 hrs ago #14

Here you go Sewa 20 hrs ago #15

That is others saying he won't run a second time karynnj 19 hrs ago #18

The bottomline is that Biden Sewa 15 hrs ago #25

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"Suggests" is not definitive Mad_Machine76 18 hrs ago #20

It's not typically done to primary a sitting president pinkstarburst 2 hrs ago #46

It's also not typical to insist a sitting President removes himself from the ballot and then Quiet Em 2 hrs ago #49

Anyone that dared to challenge him in the primary was attacked here MichMan 45 min ago #75

He could have easily declared victory after the 2022 mid terms and announced he wasn't running. BannonsLiver 1 hr ago #62

Exactly this. No one was excited about pinkstarburst 2 hrs ago #45

I could write a better "autopsy" in a few sentences. FascismIsDeath 23 hrs ago #5

+1. And the migrant surge shouldn't have been allowed. That was a huge gift to Trump. dalton99a 23 hrs ago #6

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That's one I don't see many addressing fujiyamasan 19 hrs ago #17

This is a good analysis. yardwork 4 hrs ago #33

It's sad isn't it? fujiyamasan 1 hr ago #57

Absolutely. yardwork 1 hr ago #66

The Harris is for They/Them and Trump is for You commercial was brutal. bearsfootball516 1 hr ago #54

They couldn't figure out how? yardwork 1 hr ago #67

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Agreed pinkstarburst 2 hrs ago #48

migrants benefit the nation, even the undocumented ones bigtree 1 hr ago #60

But Schumer swore this would work! leftstreet 23 hrs ago #9

sure, it was Schumer's fault that Democrats who showed up to defeat Trump by voting for Biden bigtree 3 hrs ago #35

He said they didn't need blue collar workers leftstreet 3 hrs ago #40

no he didn't bigtree 2 hrs ago #41

I was just quoting him leftstreet 2 hrs ago #42

no where is he quoted saying what you claimed bigtree 2 hrs ago #44

It was from The National Review leftstreet 1 hr ago #56

I can read bigtree 1 hr ago #63

Okay leftstreet 59 min ago #68

I personally believe he'll retire after the midterms bigtree 48 min ago #72

Sidestepping critical issues is not an autopsy. Incredible. Passages 22 hrs ago #12

what 'critical issue' was more important to people than keeping a convicted felon in their own country out of office? bigtree 3 hrs ago #37

If you want to win, you cover all the bases. Passages 2 hrs ago #43

this is delusionary bigtree 2 hrs ago #50

The better question imo, why do an autopsy if you plan on omitting information that Passages 2 hrs ago #51

no, the question is, why does anyone need that falderal? bigtree 1 hr ago #55

Are you serious? The party does an autopsy for answers, instead of assumptions. Passages 1 hr ago #58

'the party' bigtree 1 hr ago #64

Ken Martin commissioned the autopsy. You already seem to believe to know why we lost and how. Passages 54 min ago #70

not enough Dems showed up bigtree 40 min ago #76

You have done quite a bit of guessing. The point of an autopsy is to look at the issues objectively. Passages 29 min ago #79

the guessing is mostly from those assuming the DNC didn't look at the report bigtree 17 min ago #81

After losing twice to Trump, it is dangerous to assume anything. Passages 9 min ago #82

Riiight. Let's all engage in more B.See 19 hrs ago #19

Republicans write off rural America, give them nothing but culture wars and sit back taking their vote for granted. betsuni 17 hrs ago #21

this shit is why we lost bigtree 16 hrs ago #22

I agree. hamsterjill 15 hrs ago #27

Boy, I sure wish I could get away with lines like this at my own job - if I messed up and the boss asked me to explain Midwestern Democrat 3 hrs ago #36

What the hell happened in politics always ends up in finger pointing. tavernier 3 hrs ago #38

those folks people are dragging had ONE VOTE each in that election bigtree 3 hrs ago #39

Glad it was released, but why not address this part: Polybius 16 hrs ago #23

Instead, it points to our failure with rural voters. Thanks. thought crime 11 hrs ago #31

Probably by consultants who want Bettie 52 min ago #71

This is a disgrace. yardwork 4 hrs ago #32

most of the fools still dragging the party today like we're the opposition didn't bother to vote against the republicans bigtree 4 hrs ago #34

I think we're talking about two different things. yardwork 2 hrs ago #47

I think they're good for some things bigtree 1 hr ago #53

And now Americans are learning the hard way why Rump is a disaster Bluestocking 2 hrs ago #52

And Trump practically advertised what he was going to do - retribution, dictatorship and all dalton99a 1 hr ago #65

Same reason Kerry and Clinton lost gay texan 31 min ago #78

+1. It is an uphill battle dalton99a 26 min ago #80