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35. Exactly. The Tough Guy persona worked.

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Fetterman is not the person I voted for, gab13by13 Friday #26

Sigh. Why do they never talk about Ross Perot? leftstreet Thursday #2

That actually isn't true, at least not entirely dsc Thursday #4

Perot got over 19 million votes leftstreet Thursday #6

This has been proven wrong. W_HAMILTON Thursday #5

That's a BS GOP talking point SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #9

I can find links that say the opposite leftstreet Thursday #10

Really? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #11

The Biden administration was the most progressive in decades... W_HAMILTON Thursday #3

The policies of the left *are* popular, supported by a majority of Americans Fiendish Thingy Thursday #7

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Don't ask me, ask the DNC Fiendish Thingy Thursday #18

There's nothing stopping them from running as an independent progressive. W_HAMILTON Thursday #19

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Again, you misunderstand my position Fiendish Thingy Friday #23

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I'm not talking about perfectionism Fiendish Thingy Friday #28

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Look at other posts in this thread for details on how Golden helped sabotage the BBB. Nt Fiendish Thingy Friday #40

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Thank you for providing evidence that the Biden administration was quite progressive. W_HAMILTON Thursday #16

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I've seen comments on this site suggesting that Dems move further to the right AStern Thursday #14

Harris was not a "pivot right." WTF!? NT. Happy Hoosier Thursday #15

Those who pivot to the left or are left can't win the primaries Kaleva Thursday #17

There it is! was waiting for this. gab13by13 Friday #29

That's about money, not policy. CivicGrief Friday #30

Bill Clinton turned the Democratic Party into the Republican Party MakeThemCry Thursday #20

Centrist establishment neoliberal shifted Right stands for nothing BILL CLINTON DESTROYED AMERICA betsuni Friday #24

It's ridiculous, isn't it? QueerDuck Friday #27

It's incredibly ridiculous considering the facts of the actual voting Nixie Friday #34

Not incredibly ridiculous there is some truth to it standingtall Friday #36

No. Just absolute disinformation. The whole reason the Nixie Friday #37

As far as losing messages go, it right up there with the idiotic "Defund the Police" message/slogan. QueerDuck Friday #38

Yes, that was a total loser and one they tried to pin on every Nixie Friday #41

So what's happenned sense Democrats have been moving to the right standingtall Saturday #42

Very selective and biased. As usual. "centrist shitting on Nixie Saturday #44

Democrats lost the majority in the Senate standingtall Saturday #45

There would have been no Iraq war if Gore was elected, but Nixie Saturday #47

Strawman standingtall Saturday #48

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Being able to deliver is a prerequisite gulliver Friday #32

This entire thread is the reason why Democrats lose. You all concentrate on policy too much. Wanderlust988 Friday #33

Exactly. The Tough Guy persona worked. Nixie Friday #35

Nah I believe policies matter standingtall Saturday #46

This depends on the issue. Ace Rothstein Saturday #43