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LeftInTX

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67. In 1972, we did. It did not turn out well.....
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 02:56 AM
11 hrs ago

In 1980, Jimmy Carter worked his butt of for a peaceful resolution with Iran. It did not go well.
John Kerry's stance on the Iraq War did not seem to help him too much.

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Just in a state or two JustAnotherGen 21 hrs ago #1
Memories of the Bernie debacle in 2016 - we never seem to learn from out mistakes. walkingman 21 hrs ago #2
St. Bern fucked himself in 2016 Blue_Tires 19 hrs ago #9
My point was that many people got their feelings hurt and didn't vote in the election. walkingman 17 hrs ago #31
And now they've giftwrapped TWO terms to King Donnie Blue_Tires 4 hrs ago #80
Amen! JustAnotherGen 18 hrs ago #20
Retaining white, anglo Christian male power was the issue GoreWon2000 20 hrs ago #3
As a White Anglo woman it sure as hell Disturbs, and Disgusts me! electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #74
Screw this. Come back in four years kacekwl 20 hrs ago #4
The # 1, 2 and 3 reason was stupid voters. ny yaesu 20 hrs ago #5
Correct Cosmocat 6 hrs ago #77
Whatever Biden was going to do about the Israel-Gaza war, he was going to lose votes. Intractable 20 hrs ago #6
He wouldn't have lost Jewish votes unless he was anti semitic JI7 19 hrs ago #12
I don't agree with your statements. Intractable 19 hrs ago #15
I said most Jewish voters. Not all. JI7 19 hrs ago #16
You are not a good source of information for me. Intractable 19 hrs ago #17
It's not about losing Jewish votes...it's about losing enough Jewish votes. Self Esteem 19 hrs ago #18
Doubtful that is enough there are only about 6 million Jewish adults in the US and obviously not all of them voted. EdmondDantes_ 16 hrs ago #40
Doubtful enough what? Self Esteem 15 hrs ago #44
You said it was about losing enough Jewish votes EdmondDantes_ 5 hrs ago #79
I suspect the Democrats lost more "Jewish" votes on economic issues, Jack Valentino 14 hrs ago #47
Israel has always been our worst enemy because we refuse to believe that from a foreign policy perspective. Jit423 13 hrs ago #61
There are also a lot of people who support Israel because they see it as our main ally in the ME. LeftInTX 17 hrs ago #28
Yes, indeed. And also many, who support Israel for non-Jewish religious, eschatological, evangelical, end-times reasons. Intractable 17 hrs ago #33
Yeah, but they aren't independent voters that we're trying to court. However, there are plenty of moderates LeftInTX 17 hrs ago #34
And probably MORE "moderates" who voted the cost of eggs and a bag of Doritos. Jack Valentino 14 hrs ago #49
Thank-you. JohnSJ 13 hrs ago #64
there was one card he could have played that you hint at cadoman 15 hrs ago #45
The poll was conducted by The Institute for Middle East Understanding, a pro-Palestinian foreign-policy advocacy Galraedia 20 hrs ago #7
The poll was conducted by YouGov. Ms. Toad 13 hrs ago #62
Harris got 6 million fewer votes than Biden in 2020: 75 million to 81 million. maxsolomon 19 hrs ago #8
Cutting off their nose to spite their face Blue_Tires 19 hrs ago #11
The Muslim vote was lost before the current conflict JI7 19 hrs ago #14
The young voters. They have been out in the streets every weekend womanofthehills 17 hrs ago #24
Why did they stop after the election? LeftInTX 17 hrs ago #26
social media are informed on Gaza at a level that TV viewers don't understand cadoman 14 hrs ago #52
Pro Palestine protesters outside state dept today womanofthehills 13 hrs ago #57
Don't hold me to these statistics... Marigold 17 hrs ago #32
Useful idiots, all of them... Blue_Tires 19 hrs ago #10
what EVER the fucking reason means now we have to live YoshidaYui 19 hrs ago #13
More denialism Comrade Citizen 18 hrs ago #19
they have the right to vote stopdiggin 17 hrs ago #22
Nope Comrade Citizen 17 hrs ago #23
Yep. stopdiggin 17 hrs ago #25
Typical Comrade Citizen 17 hrs ago #27
your the one that framed the arguement around Women of Color stopdiggin 13 hrs ago #55
Heard it all before Comrade Citizen 13 hrs ago #59
well, you didn't here it here stopdiggin 12 hrs ago #66
de rec, especially for the blatantly false claim: Celerity 17 hrs ago #29
correction Comrade Citizen 17 hrs ago #30
that was not the only error, there is no American State that has this: Celerity 17 hrs ago #38
umm... Comrade Citizen 17 hrs ago #39
I am not being hostile, I am just calling out falsehoods in your initial claim (that you are now trying to revise, btw) Celerity 16 hrs ago #41
Here is a truth that can't be denied Comrade Citizen 16 hrs ago #42
Sadly,she got less of the POC vote then Biden did in 2020 Kaleva 15 hrs ago #46
VP Harris was just too good for the US Comrade Citizen 14 hrs ago #48
+1 Kaleva 14 hrs ago #50
which has nothing to do with your original statement. ZonkerHarris 14 hrs ago #51
for every vote that shifted in response to Gaza stopdiggin 18 hrs ago #21
I disagreed with this at first... cadoman 14 hrs ago #54
My Gen Z kids reluctantly voted for Biden. Sky Jewels 17 hrs ago #35
I can't even count people I personally know who refused to vote based on Gaza vanessa_ca 13 hrs ago #63
I blame the spewing of false genocide ZRB 8 hrs ago #72
False genocide? Sky Jewels 4 hrs ago #81
Tell that to Hamas ZRB 3 hrs ago #82
Americans are idiots, that was the number one reason. dem4decades 17 hrs ago #36
GOP Contributions from Conservative Billionaires was just as huge. Rhiagel 17 hrs ago #37
That makes no sense at all. The felon is going to give Gaza to Jared Scrivener7 16 hrs ago #43
October 7 is Putin's birthday YorkRd 14 hrs ago #53
No. Not enough people bothered to vote. Gaza didn't mean squat in this election. valleyrogue 13 hrs ago #56
Yeah, I don't think it made much of a difference. LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #58
Ah the traditional six month period qazplm135 13 hrs ago #60
The Democratic Party should heed the call of the antiwar elements in the US. C0RI0LANUS 12 hrs ago #65
In 1972, we did. It did not turn out well..... LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #67
Hi LeftinTX. How have you been? C0RI0LANUS 11 hrs ago #68
McGovern really supported the Vietnam protesters and ending the war. It did not go well: 1972 LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #69
But you are not pro-war yourself, right? C0RI0LANUS 11 hrs ago #70
I don't believe running against the war would have helped. We would have been seen as pro-terrorist. LeftInTX 10 hrs ago #71
The Democratic Party needs to run away from... ZRB 8 hrs ago #73
I was Anti-War in '68... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #75
Hi electric_blue68. You were antiwar but supported HHH. I am antiwar and voted for Kamala. Democracy at work. C0RI0LANUS 6 hrs ago #76
Nope, not even close. Littlered 5 hrs ago #78
Another nixon/vietnam treason. Another reagan/iranhostages treason. It works. Clouds Passing 3 hrs ago #83
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