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Oneironaut

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24. What a completely pointless clump of words.

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 03:42 PM

14 hrs ago

I love meaningless corpo-slop like this, because, I feel like it actually pushes people TOWARDS Democratic Socialism. Compare to this statement to one by Bernie Sanders, or Mamdani.

Also, "Full-time work should make it possible to ~~own a home~~, raise a family, ~~afford healthcare~~, and ~~retire with dignity~~"

lol - Good joke! They're doing the Republican thing of pretending we are in an episode of Leave it to Beaver while most people under the age of 35 are barely scraping by, will never buy a house, will never retire (until they're dead), and, are one hospital visit away from bankruptcy.

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13 centrist Democrats sign "Promise to America" - capitalism, fiscal discipline, strong borders and pride in US [View all] Nanjeanne 16 hrs ago OP

My Dog.... NewHendoLib 16 hrs ago #1

We are definitetly going to need to take the house by more than 13. LuvLoogie 16 hrs ago #2

We definitely have a centrist problem. Emile 13 hrs ago #41

Without centrists Boo1 12 hrs ago #44

We have a centrist problem!! Emile 12 hrs ago #45

Seriously. What a bunch of drivel from these CivicGrief 11 hrs ago #55

You get to define what Boo1 10 hrs ago #67

See post 36 Emile 10 hrs ago #71

we know what it ISN'T Skittles 6 hrs ago #95

And "Centrists" are just Bettie 11 hrs ago #58

Bullshit Boo1 10 hrs ago #69

Post removed Post removed 16 hrs ago #3

"Contract on America" orthoclad 16 hrs ago #5

Right? AStern 15 hrs ago #16

This "promise" is an agreement to orthoclad 15 hrs ago #19

Exactly Blue Full Moon 9 hrs ago #76

Shades of Newt Gingrich orthoclad 9 hrs ago #77

I'm good with most of that stuff. What are they against? mymomwasright 16 hrs ago #4

Y'know, all those things that "socialist" countries have. orthoclad 16 hrs ago #6

It's bad enough that the R's are trying to divide us Deuxcents 16 hrs ago #7

They seem to believe that everything happening today is fine and is mainstream and normal Quiet Em 16 hrs ago #8

They don't believe everything is fine. yardwork 15 hrs ago #10

They aren't offering anything Quiet Em 15 hrs ago #11

Tom Suozzi is in NY Quiet Em 15 hrs ago #13

Then they should have some respect for the Dems who won in their districts. Why put out this Nanjeanne 14 hrs ago #25

What? I don't understand what you're saying. yardwork 11 hrs ago #49

How about you just read the free link to the Wash Post or maybe even Suozzi's own statement Nanjeanne 7 hrs ago #83

Are you suggesting that people should vote against them? yardwork 7 hrs ago #84

What are you talking about? Where did I say that? Voters get to choose. Im flummoxed. Nanjeanne 7 hrs ago #86

North Carolina's primaries are over. yardwork 7 hrs ago #87

My OP made no comment at all. I posted a Wash Post article and the actual Promise To America. Nanjeanne 7 hrs ago #88

These are your exact words in this thread: yardwork 7 hrs ago #89

Read my lips. I NEVER SUGGESTED ANYTHING ABOUT HOW SOMEONE SHOULD VOTE. Nanjeanne 7 hrs ago #91

Bashing Democratic candidates depresses the vote for them. yardwork 6 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 6 hrs ago #94

I'm not surprised to see the two from North Carolina. yardwork 15 hrs ago #9

I am mixed on this issue. Matthew28 15 hrs ago #12

My goal is to get a Democratic majority in Congress. yardwork 15 hrs ago #18

But they are attacking other Democrats in a not so subtle way. CivicGrief 11 hrs ago #59

How are they attacking other Democrats? yardwork 11 hrs ago #60

They said it was. Read the articles. Nanjeanne 10 hrs ago #65

We're all aware how civics works. CivicGrief 7 hrs ago #90

And are the progressives who have won their primaries against "strong" borders and against some level Nanjeanne 14 hrs ago #23

We aren't in a big tent, I guess. aocommunalpunch 14 hrs ago #26

I personally think the Dems MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #33

Which 'socialist' policies do they disagree with? NeoTrajan 15 hrs ago #14

I suspect they're appeasing their corporate donors LearnedHand 14 hrs ago #30

Here is my first stab at a list. yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #53

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Me too politics doesn't work MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #34

they all need to be primaried hookaleft 15 hrs ago #17

Many of them should be on the top of the primary list for 2028 Renew Deal 15 hrs ago #20

Yeah, Europe is so extreme. However, I agree that "Socialist" is a loser in the .... ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #21

Socialism is the bogeyman pushed by the pukes LearnedHand 14 hrs ago #31

And they still will be labeled as Socialists from the right. CivicGrief 11 hrs ago #57

If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, Emile 15 hrs ago #22

What a completely pointless clump of words. Oneironaut 14 hrs ago #24

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So corruption and neoliberalism are totally okay LearnedHand 14 hrs ago #28

First of all Karma13612 14 hrs ago #29

They aren't trying to put forth any new ideas. They merely want to imply that these damn progressive Nanjeanne 13 hrs ago #36

What this usually means is Bettie 10 hrs ago #63

You got it. Nanjeanne 10 hrs ago #64

They're really Eisenhower Republicans. The GOP doesn't want them. haele 14 hrs ago #32

Eisenhower doesn't want them either. Nanjeanne 13 hrs ago #37

Not one F***ng word in the Promise to America about (for profit) HMO HealthCare. Ars Longa 13 hrs ago #35

That would impact the bottom line of Bettie 9 hrs ago #72

13 out of 200? SocialDemocrat61 13 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 6 hrs ago #93

What's the point of this.... Etherealoc1 13 hrs ago #39

More Fettermans. Emile 13 hrs ago #40

Democratic Socialism is now mainstream AZProgressive 13 hrs ago #42

Oh alright ...OK, from now on.... you get TWO bread crusts a day-- instead of ONE. Ars Longa 12 hrs ago #43

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My thoughts too! Emile 12 hrs ago #47

Every one of these candidates is the Democratic candidate in their district. yardwork 10 hrs ago #61

This is likely going to be a theme durablend 12 hrs ago #48

I'm for socialism, taxing the billionaires into nonexistence, labor's freedom of movement equals capital's Prairie Gates 11 hrs ago #50

What's wrong with socialism? Violet_Crumble 11 hrs ago #51

"We disagree with socialists," Suozzi said". yellow dahlia 11 hrs ago #52

Democratic Socialists aren't socialists. They are the real centrists. pat_k 11 hrs ago #54

Please corect tthe headline. These people are not at the "center" of anything. Bluetus 11 hrs ago #56

It was the Wash Post description. Nanjeanne 9 hrs ago #73

I suggest putting it in quotes then, because it is an opinion of theirs, certainly not a fact. Bluetus 9 hrs ago #75

Got any details to go with that rhetoric? Raven123 10 hrs ago #62

Oh goodie. mr715 10 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 10 hrs ago #68

PTA is Vague Classic "No Labels" stuff : Zero mention of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid-- Ars Longa 10 hrs ago #70

"Fiscal discipline?" ... TAX THE RICH, and ... Martin Eden 9 hrs ago #74

A good start for the creation of a new Republican Deminpenn 8 hrs ago #78

The question is what are we going to do make difference in peoples lives. everyonematters 8 hrs ago #79

I'm glad my rep didn't sign that. 50 Shades Of Blue 8 hrs ago #80

Lol, gab13by13 8 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 8 hrs ago #82

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Aw, hell... duckworth969 6 hrs ago #96

Flipping a red district that Donald Trump won is an actual Nixie 4 hrs ago #97