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TheProle

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2. The left flank and the broader party need to find common ground

Reply to mr715 (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:07 PM

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There’s a reasonable case to be made that this schism cost us the white house in both ‘16 and ‘24. The world moves too fast for winner-take-all infighting.

Democrats need to be the adults in the room and come together to move against this entrenched right wing nightmare.

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The Democratic party are its voters. [View all] mr715 Friday OP

The Status Quo over the last 50 years has led us to where we are now - we need real change. walkingman Friday #1

The left flank and the broader party need to find common ground TheProle Friday #2

Vote blue no matter who SocialDemocrat61 Friday #3

I don't know what that means. mr715 Friday #5

It means that moderates SocialDemocrat61 Friday #7

Yeah mr715 Friday #8

My grandfather was a huge JFK supporter SocialDemocrat61 Friday #9

IMO most of us agree that the DSA platform is better than our own... CoopersDad Friday #4

I'm a Cooper dad too (my dog is named Cooper) mr715 Friday #6