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yardwork

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9. I'm not surprised to see the two from North Carolina.

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 02:30 PM

19 hrs ago

This state is gerrymandered to death by the Republican state legislature. Their latest annihilstion of democracy happened with new district maps in 2025. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed it.

Don Davis is fighting a very tough reelection and Paul Barringer is fighting to be elected in what is now a red district.

I don't know that this strategy will work. People in these rural areas are brainwashed to believe that all Democrats are evil. I see what this group is doing but I'm not sure it will be enough.

I think a better strategy might be to lean into radical left promises. They're going to get called communists either way so they might as well run with it.

Frankly, I don't know that anything will get a Democrat elected in these gerrymandered districts.

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13 centrist Democrats sign "Promise to America" - capitalism, fiscal discipline, strong borders and pride in US [View all] Nanjeanne 19 hrs ago OP

My Dog.... NewHendoLib 19 hrs ago #1

We are definitetly going to need to take the house by more than 13. LuvLoogie 19 hrs ago #2

We definitely have a centrist problem. Emile 16 hrs ago #41

Without centrists Boo1 15 hrs ago #44

We have a centrist problem!! Emile 15 hrs ago #45

Seriously. What a bunch of drivel from these CivicGrief 14 hrs ago #55

You get to define what Boo1 13 hrs ago #67

See post 36 Emile 13 hrs ago #71

we know what it ISN'T Skittles 9 hrs ago #95

And "Centrists" are just Bettie 14 hrs ago #58

Bullshit Boo1 13 hrs ago #69

Post removed Post removed 19 hrs ago #3

"Contract on America" orthoclad 19 hrs ago #5

Right? AStern 18 hrs ago #16

This "promise" is an agreement to orthoclad 18 hrs ago #19

Exactly Blue Full Moon 12 hrs ago #76

Shades of Newt Gingrich orthoclad 12 hrs ago #77

I'm good with most of that stuff. What are they against? mymomwasright 19 hrs ago #4

Y'know, all those things that "socialist" countries have. orthoclad 19 hrs ago #6

It's bad enough that the R's are trying to divide us Deuxcents 19 hrs ago #7

They seem to believe that everything happening today is fine and is mainstream and normal Quiet Em 19 hrs ago #8

They don't believe everything is fine. yardwork 18 hrs ago #10

They aren't offering anything Quiet Em 18 hrs ago #11

Tom Suozzi is in NY Quiet Em 18 hrs ago #13

Then they should have some respect for the Dems who won in their districts. Why put out this Nanjeanne 17 hrs ago #25

What? I don't understand what you're saying. yardwork 14 hrs ago #49

How about you just read the free link to the Wash Post or maybe even Suozzi's own statement Nanjeanne 11 hrs ago #83

Are you suggesting that people should vote against them? yardwork 10 hrs ago #84

What are you talking about? Where did I say that? Voters get to choose. Im flummoxed. Nanjeanne 10 hrs ago #86

North Carolina's primaries are over. yardwork 10 hrs ago #87

My OP made no comment at all. I posted a Wash Post article and the actual Promise To America. Nanjeanne 10 hrs ago #88

These are your exact words in this thread: yardwork 10 hrs ago #89

Read my lips. I NEVER SUGGESTED ANYTHING ABOUT HOW SOMEONE SHOULD VOTE. Nanjeanne 10 hrs ago #91

Bashing Democratic candidates depresses the vote for them. yardwork 10 hrs ago #92

All of us at DU want to take back the House and we want all of our Democratic nominees to win Quiet Em 9 hrs ago #94

I'm not surprised to see the two from North Carolina. yardwork 19 hrs ago #9

I am mixed on this issue. Matthew28 18 hrs ago #12

My goal is to get a Democratic majority in Congress. yardwork 18 hrs ago #18

But they are attacking other Democrats in a not so subtle way. CivicGrief 14 hrs ago #59

How are they attacking other Democrats? yardwork 14 hrs ago #60

They said it was. Read the articles. Nanjeanne 13 hrs ago #65

We're all aware how civics works. CivicGrief 10 hrs ago #90

And are the progressives who have won their primaries against "strong" borders and against some level Nanjeanne 17 hrs ago #23

We aren't in a big tent, I guess. aocommunalpunch 17 hrs ago #26

I personally think the Dems MustLoveBeagles 17 hrs ago #33

Which 'socialist' policies do they disagree with? NeoTrajan 18 hrs ago #14

I suspect they're appeasing their corporate donors LearnedHand 17 hrs ago #30

Here is my first stab at a list. yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #53

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Me too politics doesn't work MustLoveBeagles 17 hrs ago #34

they all need to be primaried hookaleft 18 hrs ago #17

Many of them should be on the top of the primary list for 2028 Renew Deal 18 hrs ago #20

Yeah, Europe is so extreme. However, I agree that "Socialist" is a loser in the .... ColoringFool 18 hrs ago #21

Socialism is the bogeyman pushed by the pukes LearnedHand 17 hrs ago #31

And they still will be labeled as Socialists from the right. CivicGrief 14 hrs ago #57

If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, Emile 18 hrs ago #22

What a completely pointless clump of words. Oneironaut 17 hrs ago #24

Post removed Post removed 17 hrs ago #27

So corruption and neoliberalism are totally okay LearnedHand 17 hrs ago #28

First of all Karma13612 17 hrs ago #29

They aren't trying to put forth any new ideas. They merely want to imply that these damn progressive Nanjeanne 16 hrs ago #36

What this usually means is Bettie 13 hrs ago #63

You got it. Nanjeanne 13 hrs ago #64

They're really Eisenhower Republicans. The GOP doesn't want them. haele 17 hrs ago #32

Eisenhower doesn't want them either. Nanjeanne 16 hrs ago #37

Not one F***ng word in the Promise to America about (for profit) HMO HealthCare. Ars Longa 16 hrs ago #35

That would impact the bottom line of Bettie 12 hrs ago #72

13 out of 200? SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #38

Rule: If even one Democrat can be used to suppress support for the whole party, we're off to the races. betsuni 9 hrs ago #93

What's the point of this.... Etherealoc1 16 hrs ago #39

More Fettermans. Emile 16 hrs ago #40

Democratic Socialism is now mainstream AZProgressive 16 hrs ago #42

Oh alright ...OK, from now on.... you get TWO bread crusts a day-- instead of ONE. Ars Longa 15 hrs ago #43

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My thoughts too! Emile 15 hrs ago #47

Every one of these candidates is the Democratic candidate in their district. yardwork 14 hrs ago #61

This is likely going to be a theme durablend 15 hrs ago #48

I'm for socialism, taxing the billionaires into nonexistence, labor's freedom of movement equals capital's Prairie Gates 14 hrs ago #50

What's wrong with socialism? Violet_Crumble 14 hrs ago #51

"We disagree with socialists," Suozzi said". yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #52

Democratic Socialists aren't socialists. They are the real centrists. pat_k 14 hrs ago #54

Please corect tthe headline. These people are not at the "center" of anything. Bluetus 14 hrs ago #56

It was the Wash Post description. Nanjeanne 12 hrs ago #73

I suggest putting it in quotes then, because it is an opinion of theirs, certainly not a fact. Bluetus 12 hrs ago #75

Got any details to go with that rhetoric? Raven123 13 hrs ago #62

Oh goodie. mr715 13 hrs ago #66

Not just tepid dishwater - sour sink water that's been sitting there for three days with grease and soap in it . . . hatrack 13 hrs ago #68

PTA is Vague Classic "No Labels" stuff : Zero mention of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid-- Ars Longa 13 hrs ago #70

"Fiscal discipline?" ... TAX THE RICH, and ... Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #74

A good start for the creation of a new Republican Deminpenn 12 hrs ago #78

The question is what are we going to do make difference in peoples lives. everyonematters 12 hrs ago #79

I'm glad my rep didn't sign that. 50 Shades Of Blue 11 hrs ago #80

Lol, gab13by13 11 hrs ago #81

I was almost convinced to vote for candidate Marlene Galn-Woods in Arizona but her decision to sign on to this in2herbs 11 hrs ago #82

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Aw, hell... duckworth969 9 hrs ago #96

Flipping a red district that Donald Trump won is an actual Nixie 7 hrs ago #97