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The Way Forward

Silent Type

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2. +1. Democrats should have called a big convention right after losing in 2024 and developed a Dem Project 2026/2028.

Reply to Old Testament Libera (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 04:14 PM

Sep 9

Nope, and we are still acting like bashing trump and GOPers will win us elections. Hopefully, we will gain from the historical "party out of control bump," but I ain't counting on it.

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The Case for a Democratic General Staff organization [View all] Old Testament Libera Sep 9 OP

Good to see this. Great message! usonian Sep 9 #1

Thank you! yellow dahlia Sep 9 #5

Kick! Heidi Sep 12 #8

+1. Democrats should have called a big convention right after losing in 2024 and developed a Dem Project 2026/2028. Silent Type Sep 9 #2

It's an interesting perspective bucolic_frolic Sep 9 #3

I'm not sure what the Democratic leadership is any more. Old Testament Libera Sep 9 #4

I think the consultants and strategists are a huge part of the problem yellow dahlia Sep 9 #6

They are awfully clubby Gum Logger Sep 13 #10

Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia Sep 9 #7

The inside the beltway bubble is not suited for the lee Atwater political cesspool. Newt Gingrich like to comment on how Gum Logger Sep 13 #9

I am one of the Scotch-Irish Old Testament Libera Sep 13 #11

The Scotch-Irish are a special ethnic group Gum Logger Sep 16 #12