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W_HAMILTON

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3. The Biden administration was the most progressive in decades...

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 01:23 PM

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...and Kamala was only going to build on that.

For these types, nothing is ever good enough for them. They claim that we need to run further and further left because those sorts of policies are popular and are what the people want, but then why can't they get politicians running on these policies elected in purple/red states?

Stop criticizing state/national politicians for doing what they can to win rather than following your advice, advice that has failed to translate into electoral wins, from the presidency all the way down to the damn dog catcher in purple/red areas.

If the policies you want national Democrats to run on are so popular, start running and winning on these policies somewhere other than the bluest of blue areas.

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Really? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #11

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