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betsuni

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9. Republicans are a small tent, one national message helps them ignore local issues of working/middle class Americans.

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 01:37 PM

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Democratic big tent needs variety of candidates. All Democrats have the same goals, there are only different strategies. The "battles" are artificial. Republicans always try to turn Democratic strengths into weaknesses.

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Democrats Can Be Our Own Worst Enemy [View all] gab13by13 Thursday OP

Beware of Trojan Horses forcibly inserted into any "Project 2029" agenda. Fiendish Thingy Thursday #1

F**k Ezra Klein SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #5

like the democratic party "platform"? msongs Thursday #12

As I see it, there is nothing we can do about the "religiously insane" so forget them and concentrate on the CTyankee Thursday #2

Maybe not handing republicans "Wedge Issues" that drive their supporters to the polls? Omnipresent Thursday #3

"Handing them wedge issues"? Bettie Thursday #8

But that's the genius of republiQan messaging. We don't hand them anything. They Scrivener7 Thursday #13

Yes they can be SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #4

Unfortunately yes at times, though Democrats are speaking to issues. Jbraybarten Thursday #6

I want every flavor of Democrat running an aggressive primary campaign TheProle Thursday #7

Republicans are a small tent, one national message helps them ignore local issues of working/middle class Americans. betsuni Thursday #9

Well said. lees1975 Thursday #10

It's not just about being anti-trump. i think we are pretty united in the serious work needed to clean his mess up &... themaguffin Thursday #11

And the irony is that most Independents and republiQans agree with our stances on the individual issues too. Scrivener7 Thursday #14