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Jilly_in_VA

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37. Purity tests

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 05:54 PM

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Are what the DNC is doing right now to try to silence the young Democrats who have different ideas. No different from 1968, IMNSHO. And if you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got. If they continue with this crap, it will be a BIG LOSS in not only the congress, but the next presidential election (assuming there is one).

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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 Yesterday #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 22 hrs ago #101

The pro-Pals have been conspicuous by their silence comradebillyboy 1 hr ago #131

Wrong - thousands protested in NYC last week womanofthehills 1 hr ago #136

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 Yesterday #86

This. He is educable and to jump on him for those answers is ridiculous. travelingthrulife 1 hr ago #135

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 Yesterday #81

Yes, that is true customerserviceguy 22 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 21 hrs ago #109

If you don't win Susan Calvin Yesterday #83

Ah yes, the absolute horror of winning elections! BannonsLiver 22 hrs ago #96

Yeah, not quite Hitler, but close enough. thought crime 18 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 21 hrs ago #107

this is good strategy samsingh 2 hrs ago #123

None of this is new mcar 1 hr ago #126

You have to admit having a scavenger hunt was pretty unique womanofthehills 55 min ago #137

Yeah, that was cute mcar 50 min ago #138

Mamdani appears to be a good deal more politically skilled comradebillyboy 1 hr ago #133

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 21 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 22 hrs ago #104

Yep, we protect the rights of women and POC and that's why they hate us Walleye 22 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 21 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 Yesterday #88

Oh come on! You KNOW we want cat pics!!! niyad 23 hrs ago #94

Hahahaha! Heidi 22 hrs ago #99

Now we absolutely HAVE to see them! niyad 22 hrs ago #100

Here you go! Heidi 11 hrs ago #119

squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! They are soooo adorable! Thank you!!! niyad 3 hrs ago #121

Thank you! Heidi 2 hrs ago #124

Just one of many reasons we love them. niyad 2 hrs ago #125

First of all, Just Jerome Saturday #23

I remember that from the JustAnotherGen 1 hr ago #127

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 23 hrs ago #91

I don't support JustAnotherGen 1 hr ago #128

Let's be honest angrychair Saturday #29

id love aoc but i dont think she can win moonshinegnomie Saturday #43

I'm 52 JustAnotherGen 1 hr ago #129

"VP Harris got more votes..." R0ckyRac00n Saturday #49

To be truly fair, Kamala Harris got exactly the same number of votes as Biden in 2020... PunkinPi 4 hrs ago #120

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 Yesterday #84

I must admit ReRe 22 hrs ago #97

Well, let me know if you ever find a perfect person radical noodle 11 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 21 hrs ago #111

I made similar observation weeks ago. B.See Yesterday #80

Much of the nitpicking happens murielm99 Yesterday #82

Sorry to say, but B.See 18 hrs ago #114

100% correct CommonHumanity Yesterday #85

We need to nominate candidates who will win Mysterian Yesterday #89

That is absolutely true. Srkdqltr Yesterday #90

This is one of the biggest lessons to be learned. thought crime 17 hrs ago #117

What I don't like is when they buy into the GOP narrative iemanja 23 hrs ago #92

True allies LISTEN. (nt) Heidi 23 hrs ago #93

Tell that to the League of Women Voters Geechie 23 hrs ago #95

I agree. love_katz 22 hrs ago #102

yup. and if they don't our Democracy will be over. lostincalifornia 22 hrs ago #103

Alwayshopefull Alwayshopefull 21 hrs ago #106

No Cirsium 20 hrs ago #112

Agreed. But the NOses! Behind the Aegis 19 hrs ago #113

Yes, the purity tests have resulted in a presidential cabinet full Nixie 18 hrs ago #116

I know there is or was JustAnotherGen 1 hr ago #130

I'll vote for candidate who most closely aligns to my vision and values Torchlight 2 hrs ago #122

Transgender men competing in women's sports was reverberating everywhere before the Nov election. Omnipresent 1 hr ago #132

Yes. There are still idiot Palestinian protestors protesting Democrats, travelingthrulife 1 hr ago #134