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4. I 100% agree with you. I have family who are magats. Makes for a lousy get together.

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The idea you would stay home and not vote for Kamala Harris because of Gaza [View all] Eliot Rosewater 17 hrs ago OP

And similarly.... yardwork 17 hrs ago #1

All I know is I support every Democrat in every election Eliot Rosewater 17 hrs ago #3

This! yardwork 16 hrs ago #7

Yep. Absolutely. calimary 14 hrs ago #14

And the proof is looking us all dead in the eye. C Moon 14 hrs ago #18

I remember when Nina Turner was running for Congress a few years ago Polybius 16 hrs ago #12

That's another reason fellow progressives should have always supported the Democratic nominee. W_HAMILTON 13 hrs ago #23

Thats probably more of a Michigan problem than anything else SSJVegeta 17 hrs ago #2

I 100% agree with you. I have family who are magats. Makes for a lousy get together. OLDMDDEM 16 hrs ago #4

You have my sympathies. InAbLuEsTaTe 9 hrs ago #58

We need a divide and conquer strategy to tag the GOP with bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #5

I suggest they repeat the fact that the convicted idiot paid Justice matters. 14 hrs ago #15

Kamala Harris's 107 day campaign theme was literally "Freedom", she even used Beyonce's PunkinPi 13 hrs ago #20

THANK YOU. betsuni 12 hrs ago #29

YW, betsuni! PunkinPi 12 hrs ago #31

Yeah, thanks for absolutely NOTHING, non-voters. Paladin 16 hrs ago #6

It's really disheartening to see people manipulated Johnny2X2X 16 hrs ago #8

Yeah, that decision isn't aging well, is it? Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #9

I interact with plenty of these kinds of people ITAL 16 hrs ago #10

Yup. Bluesky and /reddit are full of those voters Arazi 16 hrs ago #11

All the more reason why I will never interact with them Eliot Rosewater 15 hrs ago #13

It's like a personal religion for them. They don't even seem to care about JI7 14 hrs ago #16

Yes... it's a cult-like virtue signaling. Very selfish. It's another variation of the "all or nothing" philosophy * Oopsie Daisy 10 hrs ago #52

I think that the reason Kamala didn't get elected is more complicated than that. 1WorldHope 14 hrs ago #17

You said it!!! brakester 13 hrs ago #21

Yes, the election was rigged, but are you saying supporting Harris was pro-genocide? Eliot Rosewater 12 hrs ago #26

You're right, I was not saying a vote for Harris was a vote for genocide. 1WorldHope 11 hrs ago #34

Good to hear Eliot Rosewater 9 hrs ago #60

I am making my way through this, since I've had like a 10% not sure electric_blue68 1 hr ago #75

Politics & Boxing H2O Man 13 hrs ago #19

Happy to kick this mcar 13 hrs ago #22

The representative who encouraged the so-called "Uncommitted" movement has been absent * Oopsie Daisy 13 hrs ago #24

Are you referring to the 2024 election and Gaza? I dont recal who that or they were exactly, I just Eliot Rosewater 12 hrs ago #25

Yes. And I remember that, too. Many chose to NOT vote for the Democrat and chose instead to * Oopsie Daisy 12 hrs ago #27

They made a similar mistake progressives made in 2016 AZProgressive 11 hrs ago #35

If someone voted Green, or didn't vote... they're really not "loyal" are they? Oopsie Daisy 11 hrs ago #38

Oh, yeah..."punish the Democrats "...Welp, now Most of Us are/will be being punished by the stuff drumphf/Repuglicans... electric_blue68 8 hrs ago #62

The north remembers... PunkinPi 11 hrs ago #32

IS THAT LEGIT?? Did he really endorse the "leave it blank" movement? OMG! Oopsie Daisy 11 hrs ago #36

I believe he scrubbed his Xitter acct, specifically "uncommited", there are more... PunkinPi 11 hrs ago #39

Wow! The thing about voting for "uncommitted" or "leaving it blank" even in a primary... Oopsie Daisy 11 hrs ago #43

I'd like to know too mcar 11 hrs ago #41

If true, it certainly explains a lot of the lukewarm reactions from loyal party members * Oopsie Daisy 11 hrs ago #44

See post #45, I found the actual tweet. nt PunkinPi 11 hrs ago #47

I actually just found the tweet itself, maybe I typo'd when searching... PunkinPi 11 hrs ago #45

Well, this helps to explain the hedging and verbal acrobatics that I've been observing * Oopsie Daisy 11 hrs ago #48

It sure does, Oopsie mcar 11 hrs ago #49

So he did encourage people to sit out the 2024 over Gaza? Eliot Rosewater 5 hrs ago #69

The Big fucking Problem is. Cha 4 hrs ago #73

"We didn't vote for Kamala because of Gaza, but now that Democrats are in the minority, why won't they stop Trump?" sop 12 hrs ago #28

EXACTLY! Ain't that some stupid shit? 😡🤬😠 Oopsie Daisy 11 hrs ago #51

Good question MorbidButterflyTat 6 hrs ago #65

And even now they are respectful towards Trump JI7 5 hrs ago #72

Thank you, I agree totally wendyb-NC 12 hrs ago #30

They were MAGA adjacent Keepthesoulalive 11 hrs ago #33

Muslims specifically voted for Democrats since 2004 AZProgressive 11 hrs ago #37

Where are the protests now Keepthesoulalive 11 hrs ago #40

I thought "grassroots" movements didn't disappear the day after an election. betsuni 11 hrs ago #46

They're doing "strongly worded letters" now... PunkinPi 10 hrs ago #53

THAT MorbidButterflyTat 6 hrs ago #67

Their strongly worded letters have imaginary The Arc of History Will Prove Me Right So Obey Or Else powers betsuni 2 hrs ago #74

They may be afraid of getting deported or disappearing now. 1WorldHope 10 hrs ago #56

Many of them were born in the United States. Keepthesoulalive 10 hrs ago #57

You have the impression that I am making excuses for their indifference to the suffering of the people of gaza? 1WorldHope 9 hrs ago #59

I am making the statement Keepthesoulalive 9 hrs ago #61

How did their vote lead to a genocide? mcar 11 hrs ago #42

All this blind groping around for theories brakester 11 hrs ago #50

The first thing to do is have human beings examine the votes and count them publicly questionseverything 10 hrs ago #54

I hear that's a really hot and trendy position for New York City pols. BannonsLiver 10 hrs ago #55

It Sure DIDN'T HELP!!! Plus every Dem who DIDN'T Vote for Whatever PATHETIC Excuse!!! electric_blue68 8 hrs ago #63

You're not alone MorbidButterflyTat 6 hrs ago #68

Ty electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #71

These people voted for the destruction of Gaza LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #64

It may have been "because of Gaza" for a very few Bettie 6 hrs ago #66

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