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Orrex

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15. Sounds like a great way to guarantee permanent Republican rule

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 07:52 PM

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Working Families bet on 2026 as the right time for a third US party after a wave of wins [View all] BumRushDaShow Monday OP

Hopefully WFP will provide leverage to counter Third Way's demand that Dems move to the right. Nt Fiendish Thingy Monday #1

More likely SCantiGOP Monday #3

Did you miss the part where the WFP candidates usually run as Democrats? Fiendish Thingy Monday #16

If they caucus with the Dems, that'll be a good thing wolfie001 Tuesday #29

Skeptical, not negative Roy Rolling Monday #2

I don't look forward to 3rd party candidates electing Republicans. dem4decades Monday #4

Huge mistake NeoTrajan Monday #5

They don't run candidate, they... reACTIONary Monday #17

I'm skeptical, and envision more pain slightlv Monday #6

"They will help elect Republicans" J_William_Ryan Monday #7

A third party that promises what? BaronChocula Monday #8

Nothing except make things more fascist. Initech Monday #11

Third parties never win in the US. Vote for the one that's not fascist. Initech Monday #9

Want to get oodles of Republican campaign money? House of Roberts Monday #10

Hard Working Dems have had a "Wave Of Wins" Cha Monday #12

In other words.... cab67 Monday #13

Then we get Republicans. travelingthrulife Monday #14

Sounds like a great way to guarantee permanent Republican rule Orrex Monday #15

I voted for candidates Progressive dog Monday #18

All they will do is siphon voters from the Democratic party. JustKay Monday #19

If the Working Families Party works with Democrats the way that New York's Liberal Party worked with Democrats Vogon_Glory Monday #20

Oh, that's great. We are faced with a fascist, authoritarian threat against the US by the MAGA-Republicans, and you Martin68 Monday #21

And there's an AI-oriented fake independent party, with the former president of FreedomWorks and highplainsdem Monday #22

Not one single mention of what they want to do for me or my neighbors somsai Monday #23

It might be beneficial for discussions in early primary season oldmanlynn Tuesday #24

I foresee another army of paid "influencers" pushing this divisiveness. live love laugh Tuesday #25

Bad timing. RandySF Tuesday #26

I wonder... 2naSalit Tuesday #27

I may be a bit extreme on this but, I would not put it past republicans for doing this, they know a third party Escurumbele Tuesday #30

In spite of the nice things I said about the WFP EARLIER Vogon_Glory Wednesday #32

Oh, god... here we go again. QueerDuck Tuesday #28

4 words The Bopper Wednesday #31

Donald Segretti had a word for such ideas. valleyrogue Wednesday #33

Their message: Democrats are NOT "a multiracial party that fights for workers." This fucking lie. betsuni Wednesday #34