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moonshinegnomie

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Sat Aug 23, 2025, 03:32 PM Saturday

dems needs to stop with the purity tests [View all]

i was talking to a friend of mine today. we were talking about newsom and she had nothing good to say about him at all,calling him a transphobe,a corporate stooge,a republican lite,all the usual bullshit.

i asked why she considers him a transphobe and she said it was becasue hes not in favor of transwomen competeing in womens sports. she didnt like me pointing out that doesnt make him anti trans,there can be a serious debate about whether they should be allowed to compete. I know both sides and while i favor letting them compete I can at least understand the other side.

so i asked her who would you favor that has a realistic chance of beating the GOP. becasue that is heh only thing that matters. purity tests are what led to the orange maniac winning. a lot of dems were pissed at how she won the nomination and refused to vote for her. and we see the result.

is newsome the candidate with teh best chance in 2028? I dont know. priztker? aoc? I dont know who would have the best chance but its newsome then im 100% onboard team newsom. if its pritzker then go pritzker. I dont care who it is as long as they beat the GOP.

No candidate is perfect. but all that matters in winning.

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dems needs to stop with the purity tests [View all] moonshinegnomie Saturday OP
"I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party Ping Tung Saturday #1
"We must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang separately." W_HAMILTON Saturday #4
Said the man who, soldierant Saturday #39
Well, if we are going all the way back to the very beginning, ReRe Saturday #52
There is no perfect candidate. People waiting for one are going to have a long wait. Jim__ Saturday #2
Yes, and in my old age they come across to me as privileged a*holes. RandomNumbers 16 hrs ago #87
Those applying the purity tests of which you speak almost assuredly are NOT Democrats.... W_HAMILTON Saturday #3
🤔 mcar Saturday #12
Right, most make a career out of right wing being in office JI7 Saturday #18
??? niyad Saturday #45
Tell that to all those who didn't like Democratic candidates who disagreed even slightly with them on the Wonder Why Saturday #34
Most of them hated Democrats to begin with and Gaza was just the most recent thing to bash them over. W_HAMILTON Saturday #72
The young are marching in the streets all over the world over genocide womanofthehills 14 hrs ago #101
People living their lives aren't a purity test. WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #5
He never said that. The comments about the age 25 Phoenix61 Saturday #19
Thank you. nt Sparkly Saturday #21
On the Shawn Ryan podcast last month, Ryan was setting up the point that people under 18 should not get transition care WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #28
"Totally get it" doesn't mean he agrees. Phoenix61 Saturday #32
Thanks for this link. ShazzieB 17 hrs ago #86
Thanks. BannonsLiver Saturday #71
it's irrelevant AlexSFCA Saturday #48
💯 agree BannonsLiver Saturday #6
May I please point out customerserviceguy Saturday #7
and he won...... moonshinegnomie Saturday #9
EXACTLY!!! johnnyfins Saturday #30
precisely.. it's called PRAGMATISM, as in B.See 21 hrs ago #81
Yes, that is true customerserviceguy 14 hrs ago #98
Yep. Why our side doesn't get that writerJT Saturday #64
Yeah and they won. EllieBC Yesterday #74
We have to do better on social media womanofthehills 13 hrs ago #109
If you don't win Susan Calvin 17 hrs ago #83
Ah yes, the absolute horror of winning elections! BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #96
Yeah, not quite Hitler, but close enough. thought crime 10 hrs ago #115
Being against purity tests should be a litmus test for leadership in the party gulliver Saturday #8
Or someone self-aggrandizing who's out to sabotage a Democratic candidate Sparkly Saturday #22
That's the reason we lose elections samsingh Saturday #10
Candidates need to market themselves like Mamdani womanofthehills 13 hrs ago #107
No pedestals CloudWatcher Saturday #11
I tend to like people Sparkly Saturday #26
Al Gore v. George Bush? ReRe Saturday #55
No reason to bring Al Gore into this. BannonsLiver Saturday #68
People with great personalities are more electable womanofthehills 13 hrs ago #110
For the last 40 years at least, Dems have been held to standards... ananda Saturday #13
Yep - ever since Reagan, they've had no standards at all FakeNoose Saturday #25
That's true. He was the first to play the race card. ananda Saturday #56
1968 was so messed up because of Bobby Kennedy FakeNoose Saturday #62
yup Skittles Saturday #31
Yep, we want to protect the rights of women and POC and that's why they hate us Walleye 14 hrs ago #104
Yep, we protect the rights of women and POC and that's why they hate us Walleye 14 hrs ago #105
i agree moonshinegnomie Saturday #41
Needing to be "enthusiastic" over the Dem in a general election BaronChocula Saturday #14
Yes, and Sparkly Saturday #35
2025 and we are talking about how do Dems go about figuring out how NoMoreRepugs Saturday #15
They go low we need to go lower ironman_25 Saturday #16
Since the 'playground bully' has purportedly won two presidential elections, Jack Valentino Saturday #63
that's right! IzzaNuDay Saturday #65
Mamdani is not going low to win womanofthehills 13 hrs ago #108
Agree. There is no such thing as the perfect candidate. You vote for the one closest CousinIT Saturday #17
The problem is people treating politics like a personal religion JI7 Saturday #20
Believing that all politicians are corrupt except their pure moral authentic anti-establishment outsider heroes betsuni Saturday #54
At the same time they view those that vote Republican as victims JI7 Yesterday #77
They'll make cryptic little comments implying everybody stayed home in a dark closet rocking back and forth betsuni Yesterday #79
And looking for a soul mate JustAnotherGen Saturday #60
That's why I always ask about who they voted for in other offices JI7 Yesterday #78
Which is a highly dubious claim in even the best marriages. Heidi 16 hrs ago #88
Oh come on! You KNOW we want cat pics!!! niyad 15 hrs ago #94
Hahahaha! Heidi 14 hrs ago #99
Now we absolutely HAVE to see them! niyad 14 hrs ago #100
Here you go! Heidi 3 hrs ago #119
First of all, Just Jerome Saturday #23
Only "purity test": RVN VET71 Saturday #24
My only comment... WarGamer Saturday #27
hes not my top choice either moonshinegnomie Saturday #42
Fair enough BannonsLiver Saturday #70
I'd like to see a full primary slate and let "iron sharpen iron" WarGamer 15 hrs ago #91
Let's be honest angrychair Saturday #29
id love aoc but i dont think she can win moonshinegnomie Saturday #43
"VP Harris got more votes..." R0ckyRac00n Saturday #49
Republicans get angry about something, they go out and vote. sop Saturday #33
Not this Democrat. ;-) ReRe Saturday #57
Keeping a Republican from being able to make Supreme Court appointments... 3catwoman3 Saturday #36
Purity tests Jilly_in_VA Saturday #37
just be a democrat marti Saturday #38
100% this relayerbob Saturday #40
Please, way too early for this! Emile Saturday #44
If you want a very perfect candidate. You should run. Give us all the benefit of a really perfect person Srkdqltr Saturday #46
We need to educate ourselves to understand that choosing a Democratic candidate is like choosing which bus to take. Scrivener7 Saturday #47
Purity in politics is for the weak minded. The Wizard Saturday #50
(sigh!) Nothing But The Best For The Oppressed DinahMoeHum Saturday #51
Sorry? You lost me. ReRe Saturday #58
Letting the perfect. . . DinahMoeHum Saturday #59
Ah. I've never been fond of that term, myself. ReRe Saturday #61
It's a fact of life radical noodle 17 hrs ago #84
I must admit ReRe 14 hrs ago #97
Well, let me know if you ever find a perfect person radical noodle 3 hrs ago #118
Indeed. writerJT Saturday #66
The only goal is defeating evil, and saving our democracy. Irish_Dem Saturday #53
Lose the election and no principles writerJT Saturday #67
I think it would be helpful if people got a little more wise to that. BannonsLiver Saturday #69
We play right into their hands with the culture war bullshit. BlueTsunami2018 Saturday #73
Dems need to discuss all of this flamingdem Yesterday #76
Newsom is stepping up and acting presidential flamingdem Yesterday #75
I think middle America & Independent voters will be a problem for him womanofthehills 13 hrs ago #111
I made similar observation weeks ago. B.See 22 hrs ago #80
Much of the nitpicking happens murielm99 17 hrs ago #82
Sorry to say, but B.See 10 hrs ago #114
100% correct CommonHumanity 17 hrs ago #85
We need to nominate candidates who will win Mysterian 16 hrs ago #89
That is absolutely true. Srkdqltr 16 hrs ago #90
This is one of the biggest lessons to be learned. thought crime 9 hrs ago #117
What I don't like is when they buy into the GOP narrative iemanja 15 hrs ago #92
True allies LISTEN. (nt) Heidi 15 hrs ago #93
Tell that to the League of Women Voters Geechie 15 hrs ago #95
I agree. love_katz 14 hrs ago #102
yup. and if they don't our Democracy will be over. lostincalifornia 14 hrs ago #103
Alwayshopefull Alwayshopefull 13 hrs ago #106
No Cirsium 12 hrs ago #112
Agreed. But the NOses! Behind the Aegis 11 hrs ago #113
Yes, the purity tests have resulted in a presidential cabinet full Nixie 10 hrs ago #116
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