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bottomofthehill

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2. The target audience was the swing states.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:47 AM
23 hrs ago

Enough of the BS outrage please. The response to the SOTU is not Festivus, airing of the grievances. One of the great knocks against the president is the chaos he sows. Governor Spanburger is the opposite, level headed, clam, realistic and a very good person to target the swing states with a “middle” message. If we needed a firebrand to engage the progressives than we are fucked.

Can anyone think of the last great SOTU response from either the Democrats or the Republicans….. they don’t exist. POTUS has already sucked the media oxygen from the room. Rehashing what we all know ( Jan 6, pardons,Epstein, Gaza, bla, bla, bla).

Democrats have to realize they have to win swing seats in marginal districts and screaming Mandami does not to that. If candidates can show Mayor Mandamis passion, knowledge of issues and organizational skill and prove they are best for the district they have a chance, but Iowa where we have a chance to pick up seats and maybe steal a senate seat, is not New York City


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