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ancianita

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59. Right. She's labeled on at least one website chart as a "Swing" voter with Dems; whereas the Democratic Socialist
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 01:52 PM
13 hrs ago

Bernie Sanders caucuses and campaigns with the Democratic Party and votes with the party 95% of the time.

Sanders is credited with influencing a leftward shift in the Democratic Party after his 2016 campaign. An advocate of progressive policies, he opposes neoliberalism and authoritarianism. He supports workers' self-management, universal and single-payer healthcare, paid parental leave, tuition-free tertiary education, a Green New Deal, and worker control of production through cooperatives, unions, and democratic public enterprises. On foreign policy, he supports reducing military spending, more diplomacy and international cooperation, and greater emphasis on labor rights and environmental concerns in negotiating international trade agreements. Sanders supports workplace democracy and has praised elements of the Nordic model.

To the Democratic Party's credit, Sanders, unlike Slotkin, has been an independent Democratic Socialist who has shown how good it is to work with Democratic Party leadership.

I can't take a swing vote Democrat like Slotkin seriously, and neither should FDR Democrats.

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She is right we need new leadership! bob4460 Saturday #1
The last thing we need now is to go to war with ourselves. creeksneakers2 Saturday #3
Comical at best luv2fly Saturday #11
What do you think I should call the people creeksneakers2 Yesterday #16
What I think you should call engaged voters is irrelevant. luv2fly Yesterday #17
The choice was remarkably unwise. creeksneakers2 Yesterday #19
Roughly 33,000 people feel differently n/t luv2fly Yesterday #22
In NYC creeksneakers2 Yesterday #24
They've been calling Dems communist for decades. Cobalt Violet 21 hrs ago #35
Post removed Post removed 15 hrs ago #51
not true. Cobalt Violet 15 hrs ago #53
How can you deny it? creeksneakers2 14 hrs ago #54
She's one of the JustAnotherGen 19 hrs ago #40
Why? angrychair 15 hrs ago #50
Are they democrats? creeksneakers2 15 hrs ago #52
Not sure I understand your question angrychair 14 hrs ago #55
They've been calling democrats socialist or communists TBF 7 hrs ago #66
Its relevant to your complaint about my language. creeksneakers2 Yesterday #20
You prefer "progressive loonies," yeah we know n/t luv2fly Yesterday #23
I'm backing off some because creeksneakers2 Yesterday #25
No she's Not! Look to herself for her votes for Cha Yesterday #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 Saturday #2
Right on! creeksneakers2 Saturday #4
Some people won't lead and they won't get out of the way Ponietz Saturday #6
You can't lead from the minority. QueerDuck 20 hrs ago #37
Mahalo! We sure as Hellscape Don't! Cha Yesterday #28
Spot on from the CBC!!! Unforced public drama is the absolute last thing we need right now. QueerDuck Saturday #5
So is it projecting unity angrychair Saturday #8
There will be time for that later. creeksneakers2 Yesterday #21
Completely agree that unity has to go both ways. QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #34
My point is angrychair 16 hrs ago #43
Vote for every Democrat on your ballot in November. yardwork 16 hrs ago #48
Well... it seems clear that we are talking about two entirely different things. QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #49
"Spot on from the CBC!!! Unforced public drama is the absolute last thing we need right now". LiberalLovinLug Saturday #10
Not sure how disciplined campaign strategy qualifies as an oxymoron. QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #36
AIPAC, i.e., "Talking dollars" Ponietz Saturday #7
Yep, AIPAC proudly spends money to defeat Democrats luv2fly 28 min ago #67
This is why Democrats lose elections... Escape Saturday #9
Work together. Makes a ton of sense to me. oasis Saturday #12
Yes it does.. I'm so disapponted in Sen Slotkin. Cha Yesterday #30
Politicians gonna politic. yardwork 16 hrs ago #47
Yes! We've done it befoe so we know the Cha Yesterday #29
Spot on. Those advocating for "purity tests" would rather rule the ashes of our minority than win a majority. QueerDuck 20 hrs ago #38
Vote for every Democrat on your ballot this fall. yardwork 16 hrs ago #46
I support a Black person Miguelito Loveless Saturday #13
Rep Crockett won't be there next year. I support Cha Yesterday #31
Jasmine Crockett will no longer be in Congress as of January 2027 Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #56
I agree with the CBC. LudwigPastorius Saturday #14
Excellent post, Thanks! Cha Yesterday #32
Debate all that Later! ffs w rhe squabbles right now! Win FIRST!!! And. .. electric_blue68 Saturday #15
All of this. yardwork 16 hrs ago #45
Corraling Cats dave99 Yesterday #18
Hmm... Sen Slotkin should take the CDC's advice! Cha Yesterday #26
The party is going to have this discussion at some point regardless fujiyamasan 21 hrs ago #33
Well, they've been remarkably adept at avoiding it for a very long time, but I think it's now reaching a point where Midwestern Democrat 7 hrs ago #65
Of course Icanthinkformyself 20 hrs ago #39
Slotkin is one of the most JustAnotherGen 19 hrs ago #41
To underscore the issue regarding Slotkin BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #42
Right. She's labeled on at least one website chart as a "Swing" voter with Dems; whereas the Democratic Socialist ancianita 13 hrs ago #59
Vote for every Democrat on your ballot this fall. yardwork 16 hrs ago #44
Slotkin should have defined "Democratic leadership" and "old models." She will confuse independent voters. ancianita 14 hrs ago #57
Jeffries has been a tremendous leader of the House Quiet Em 14 hrs ago #58
Amen! QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #60
Post removed Post removed 12 hrs ago #61
Is that ALL black politicians? Or just the few who sold out to TACO? marble falls 11 hrs ago #63
I have mixed feelings about Jeffries, barbtries 11 hrs ago #62
I think Jeffries has been thoroughly schooled into the establisment by Speaker Emeritus Pelosi BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #64
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