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dflprincess

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10. Jeffries is right about Trump - but unity is a two way street.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:00 PM
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If the voters in a district or state select a more progressive candidate to run in the November election, the party apparatus needs to support that candidate just as it would a more moderate candidate. And it's up to the voters to "vote blue no matter who".

One of the things I'm fretting about in the Minnesota senate race is I've heard too many of Peggy Flanagan's supoorters say they won't vote for Angie Craig in November if she wins the primary. Mostly I've heard this from younger, newly active people. They refuse to see that not voting, or voting third party is what got us Trump twice.

Note: I am a Flanagan supporter. I'll vote for Craig if she's the candiate in November though I won't be smiling when I do it. But she's still better than whatever Republican wins their primary.

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And trump IS the bigger issue, my dear BumRushDaShow! As for me? He is the ONLY issue. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Friday #1
Jeffries is right. Trump IS the bigger issue. I get suspicous.. CousinIT Friday #2
Mahalo to CousinIT! Well said.. Cha Saturday #14
Suspicious, indeed! QueerDuck Yesterday #26
He is 100% correct mcar Friday #3
Mahalo, mcar! This is what I wrote in Cha Saturday #13
It always amazes me that some don't realize this, Cha mcar Saturday #15
Anyone's "conscience" should be Cha Saturday #19
Exactly! mcar Saturday #22
All that matters is limiting the damage Trump can do in his last two years. SamuelAdams Friday #4
DEMOCRATs are not a Sole Goal organization, it is a Party. Republicans March IN FOOT STEP, like NAZIs dave99 Friday #5
Any differences among members of the Pro-Democracy coalition are NOTHING compared to the Republican threat. pat_k Friday #6
I may be wrong... Biglinda 52 Friday #7
You are absolutely right. And FWIW, I sent each one a link to pat_k Friday #8
We don't have to capitulate thought crime Saturday #18
We can't do anything about new Laws to Stop Cha Saturday #21
Democratic socialists are not advocating socialism. pat_k Saturday #24
About the moderate Democrats question everything Saturday #16
Post removed Post removed Friday #9
Jeffries is right about Trump - but unity is a two way street. dflprincess Friday #10
Post removed Post removed Friday #11
Mahalo, Dem Leader Jeffries! That's Cha Saturday #12
Stop falling for this GOP led 'dems in disarray' bs. The GOP does it every single travelingthrulife Saturday #17
What does that have to do with Dems Cha Saturday #20
Exactly right. Divisiveness is going low, unity is going high. betsuni Saturday #23
If Dems haven't learned from Hillary's 2016 defeat, oasis Yesterday #25
I know the reason... and it's complete BS. 🐂💩 QueerDuck Yesterday #27
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