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lees1975

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38. The party needs new leadership;

Reply to yaesu (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 07:35 PM

Jan 12

This old school thinking and swing district crap has got to go! Be bold, step up, act like you really believe it when you say Trump is an existential threat to Democracy.

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As a reminder here are the 7 Democrats who voted for nazi plastic face Noem as Homeland Security secretary [View all] yaesu Jan 12 OP

Extremely disappointing Cirsium Jan 12 #1

That disappoints me to no end. llmart Jan 12 #23

Was just going to post the same ybbor Jan 12 #24

Thank goodness, not my two Senators, Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray. Aristus Jan 12 #2

No Democrat should legitimize a Trump appointee. dalton99a Jan 12 #3

Should have been an immediate agreement... lame54 Jan 12 #5

Absolutely. dalton99a Jan 12 #12

Except some of them continue choie Jan 12 #4

Again I see my Senator on the list. fucken Fetterman. debm55 Jan 12 #6

... SheltieLover Jan 12 #8

You know, SheltieLover. He lived about 5 miles from me in Braddock,PA. People around here loved him as mayor of debm55 Jan 12 #39

Pos SheltieLover Jan 12 #42

Fetterman! JoseBalow Jan 12 #22

Also my first thought: Fetterman!!!! FoggyLake Jan 12 #27

I had a feeling his name was going to be on that list and it was. debm55 Jan 12 #40

I hope they are all primaried SheltieLover Jan 12 #7

59 Yea's minus those seven votes means Noem is still Secretary of Homeland Security. W_HAMILTON Jan 12 #9

So they didn't have to? They just wanted to? Iggo Jan 12 #11

Their vote didn't ultimately matter, which is the point. W_HAMILTON Jan 12 #13

That's what I mean. If their vote didn't matter, then why didn't they vote against? Iggo Jan 12 #14

I don't know, but for those that care, I'm sure they can go back and read their reasons why. W_HAMILTON Jan 12 #16

We should ask them all rescind their votes !! Captain Zero Jan 12 #31

If they're living in a swing district, pnwmom Jan 12 #18

Both senators from New Hampshire and both senators from Michigan... Iggo Jan 12 #25

No Cirsium Jan 12 #29

Michigan is a swing state. I don't know the situation in New Hampshire. nt pnwmom Jan 12 #43

Why should they vote at all? Cirsium Jan 12 #28

Those enabling our real enemies are those that have prioritized meaningless purity tests like this over the past decade. W_HAMILTON Tuesday #44

Never mind. Iggo Jan 12 #10

Every democrat should have voted against every nominee. Katinfl Jan 12 #15

Fucking Fetterman. Paladin Jan 12 #17

Someone should primary him just for the hell of it Captain Zero Jan 12 #32

It's like the M.I.C. appreciation society. Kid Berwyn Jan 12 #19

Lets rag on Fetterman & then ignore the others. Including one whom the vast majority of us voted for as Hillary's progressoid Jan 12 #20

They should use that for cover when criticizing her nuxvomica Jan 12 #21

Wow. Poor judgment brought to light. Thank you Evolve Dammit Jan 12 #26

Michigan and East Coast Senators duckworth969 Jan 12 #30

Tim Kaine ABC123Easy Jan 12 #33

Sen. Tim Kaine AverageOldGuy Jan 12 #34

Very disappointed rambler_american Jan 12 #35

I am struck by how ugly and evil Noem looks. mwb970 Jan 12 #36

Meh. QueerDuck Jan 12 #37

The party needs new leadership; lees1975 Jan 12 #38

Fetterman certainly doesn't. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 12 #41