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QueerDuck

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38. Spot on. Those advocating for "purity tests" would rather rule the ashes of our minority than win a majority.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 07:01 AM
2 hrs ago

Thank you! This post is the exact doses of reality this thread needs. The obsession with ideological perfection right before a critical election is exactly how Democrats snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

It is incredibly short-sighted to attack the CBC or dismiss the party establishment over proxy grievances like AIPAC funding. The immediate, existential threat is the opposition, and the only way to stop them is with a united front.

We don't need a factional circular firing squad right now. We need to win seats. Once the gavels are secured, there is plenty of room at the table for new ideas and internal debates. But we can't build a big tent if we don't even own the ground it stands on.

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She is right we need new leadership! bob4460 18 hrs ago #1
The last thing we need now is to go to war with ourselves. creeksneakers2 18 hrs ago #3
Comical at best luv2fly 11 hrs ago #11
What do you think I should call the people creeksneakers2 8 hrs ago #16
What I think you should call engaged voters is irrelevant. luv2fly 7 hrs ago #17
The choice was remarkably unwise. creeksneakers2 7 hrs ago #19
Roughly 33,000 people feel differently n/t luv2fly 7 hrs ago #22
In NYC creeksneakers2 7 hrs ago #24
They've been calling Dems communist for decades. Cobalt Violet 3 hrs ago #35
She's one of the JustAnotherGen 2 hrs ago #40
Its relevant to your complaint about my language. creeksneakers2 7 hrs ago #20
You prefer "progressive loonies," yeah we know n/t luv2fly 7 hrs ago #23
I'm backing off some because creeksneakers2 7 hrs ago #25
No she's Not! Look to herself for her votes for Cha 6 hrs ago #27
We really don't need this shit right now. I don't care, the stakes are too high to be doing the usual bickering Cheezoholic 18 hrs ago #2
Right on! creeksneakers2 18 hrs ago #4
Some people won't lead and they won't get out of the way Ponietz 17 hrs ago #6
You can't lead from the minority. QueerDuck 3 hrs ago #37
Mahalo! We sure as Hellscape Don't! Cha 6 hrs ago #28
Spot on from the CBC!!! Unforced public drama is the absolute last thing we need right now. QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #5
So is it projecting unity angrychair 15 hrs ago #8
There will be time for that later. creeksneakers2 7 hrs ago #21
Completely agree that unity has to go both ways. QueerDuck 3 hrs ago #34
"Spot on from the CBC!!! Unforced public drama is the absolute last thing we need right now". LiberalLovinLug 11 hrs ago #10
Not sure how disciplined campaign strategy qualifies as an oxymoron. QueerDuck 3 hrs ago #36
AIPAC, i.e., "Talking dollars" Ponietz 17 hrs ago #7
This is why Democrats lose elections... Escape 12 hrs ago #9
Work together. Makes a ton of sense to me. oasis 10 hrs ago #12
Yes it does.. I'm so disapponted in Sen Slotkin. Cha 6 hrs ago #30
Yes! We've done it befoe so we know the Cha 6 hrs ago #29
Spot on. Those advocating for "purity tests" would rather rule the ashes of our minority than win a majority. QueerDuck 2 hrs ago #38
I support a Black person Miguelito Loveless 10 hrs ago #13
Rep Crockett won't be there next year. I support Cha 6 hrs ago #31
I agree with the CBC. LudwigPastorius 10 hrs ago #14
Excellent post, Thanks! Cha 6 hrs ago #32
Debate all that Later! ffs w rhe squabbles right now! Win FIRST!!! And. .. electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #15
Corraling Cats dave99 7 hrs ago #18
Hmm... Sen Slotkin should take the CDC's advice! Cha 6 hrs ago #26
The party is going to have this discussion at some point regardless fujiyamasan 4 hrs ago #33
Of course Icanthinkformyself 2 hrs ago #39
Slotkin is one of the most JustAnotherGen 1 hr ago #41
To underscore the issue regarding Slotkin BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #42
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