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creeksneakers2

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38. We tried for a public option

Reply to betsuni (Reply #26)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 03:47 AM

20 hrs ago

Lieberman screwed us. Don't blame all the rest.

I'm sure Bill Clinton believed NAFTA would help everybody.

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Scoop: Jeffries faces growing threat of 2027 rebellion [View all] vanessa_ca Tuesday OP

Sure seems like is there is a giant blue wave.... Boo1 Tuesday #1

Faulty logic Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #5

Right wing propaganda Boo1 Tuesday #7

Exactly, thank you Boo1. sheshe2 Tuesday #8

And yet they are winning elections Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #9

I agree. But the second biggest voting block is the non voter. And they don't vote because its all the same to them Cheezoholic 16 hrs ago #46

Swing voters are a small piece of the electorate Boo1 15 hrs ago #59

Well, there was a Quinnipiac poll. Here's what it said: PatrickforB Yesterday #20

What a bunch of crap creeksneakers2 23 hrs ago #22

There's so much wrong, all the greatest hits. betsuni 23 hrs ago #26

We tried for a public option creeksneakers2 20 hrs ago #38

Then you must have a very short memory. lees1975 23 hrs ago #28

Nope. creeksneakers2 20 hrs ago #39

I lodged no complaint. You have every right to feel as you do. Same as me. That is what makes it 'Democratic' PatrickforB 13 hrs ago #66

I went through every one of those E-mails creeksneakers2 12 hrs ago #70

Thanks SocialDemocrat61 11 hrs ago #73

No, it wasn't the DNC SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #61

"Rigging" debunked: "The Myths Democrats Swallowed That Cost Them The Presidential Election" Kurt Eichenwald. betsuni 13 hrs ago #67

Think what you will, Creek, and I will base my opinions on what I see. n/t PatrickforB 14 hrs ago #63

I can back up everything I post. creeksneakers2 12 hrs ago #71

Well said! lees1975 23 hrs ago #29

I got goose bumps reading this. Karma13612 15 hrs ago #49

That's not necessarily true. lees1975 23 hrs ago #23

Most of Trump's major initiatives got zero Democratic votes. creeksneakers2 20 hrs ago #40

Tbf he's probably not getting the latest polling data and the nuance on the ground up in Canada. BannonsLiver 15 hrs ago #58

According to whom? MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #14

Couldn't find the source Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #16

No Kings, Indivisible Buzz cook 23 hrs ago #21

We are a "vote against something" nation, despite some on the left claiming otherwise. W_HAMILTON 22 hrs ago #36

Well, we certainly have been for 50-60 years Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #50

In Newsom-loving California, it is very possible a Republcan will be the new governor. quaint 15 hrs ago #53

Yup Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #56

Actually it's a sign that people are waking up to the fact that the Maggots are full of shit. 3Hotdogs Tuesday #13

No. It's an indication of how much people are fed up with Trump. Intractable 23 hrs ago #30

Racism and Misogyny Bettie 16 hrs ago #48

That is a function of Trump's idiocy iemanja 14 hrs ago #64

Will Democrats be their own worst enemy again? BootinUp Tuesday #2

Good Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #3

Good. nt Celerity Tuesday #4

To make it 3 in a row AZJonnie Tuesday #6

Good leftstreet Tuesday #10

There is a HUGE number of people who are fed up with the entire system as a whole, and the revolt in our party is real Cheezoholic Tuesday #11

"Same 'ol same 'ol politics ain't gonna cut it." OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #41

Yes we are. There are charismatic passionate leaders in our party. They are being dampened by old money and thinking Cheezoholic 16 hrs ago #43

Coach Mike and I agree on one thing. usonian Tuesday #12

I understand angrychair Tuesday #15

💵 🗳 littlemissmartypants Yesterday #17

It's gotta stop and if we make that part of an affordability platform it's a winner Cheezoholic 16 hrs ago #44

It's just tea talk. If Dems win in a blue wave, they'll be winning in red and purple districts. Wanderlust988 Yesterday #18

If we take congress then we can check most of them. We then have a voice over a lame duck loudmouth Cheezoholic 16 hrs ago #45

So, one person, "unprompted" MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #19

I noticed that too. Quiet Em 14 hrs ago #60

I would happily see Jeffries and Schumer be voted out of leadership. Intractable 23 hrs ago #24

Jeffries may need to rebel the other way gulliver 23 hrs ago #25

"I don't like AIPAC" types Intractable 23 hrs ago #27

We'll have to agree to disagree gulliver 23 hrs ago #31

We seriously disagree. I see the Israelis as dangerous aggressors. Intractable 22 hrs ago #32

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I care more about our country and its citizens than I do fucking Israel. W_HAMILTON 21 hrs ago #37

Republicans are the threat. If Jeffries isn't speaker, someone else will be. So what. betsuni 22 hrs ago #33

I laughed BeyondGeography 15 hrs ago #52

THIS! get the red out 15 hrs ago #55

So maybe they won't go on TV and praise Trump's immigration policy Mysterian 14 hrs ago #62

Clean HOUSE. Bread and Circuses 22 hrs ago #35

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Horse hockey! QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #47

Where will you get the money to pay for the new direction? bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #51

Yup Joinfortmill 15 hrs ago #54

It's about damn time. Autumn 15 hrs ago #57

I think Democratic voters want something different going forward. the_liberal_grandpa 13 hrs ago #65

21:40 Duncan Grant 12 hrs ago #68

Great video, you should make it an OP Celerity 12 hrs ago #69

Jeffries maliaSmith 11 hrs ago #72