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womanofthehills

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23. We all saw the kids out in the streets against the war

Reply to yardwork (Reply #8)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 10:18 PM

19 hrs ago

Protesting against war. Many just stayed home because of their anti war stance.

Remember Trump lied and called himself the antiwar candidate.

She probably would have easily won if she took an anti war stance. The younger generation keeps seeing too many injured and dead kids on their phones.

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Democrats' internal review said to find Kamala Harris's stance on Gaza cost her votes in 2024 [View all] PufPuf23 Yesterday OP

Russian bots and no doubt GOP operatives pushed this to divide the the party. usonian Yesterday #1

here is the proper link Celerity Yesterday #2

I would be interested in knowing what the impact of other positions karynnj Yesterday #17

Thank you for the link now in the OP. PufPuf23 21 hrs ago #19

Fuck all this nitpicking, what about the big things - Russian interferance and corporate money? groundloop Yesterday #3

And Republican ownership of media... Chemical Bill 11 hrs ago #28

Add it to the list. A whole lot of things cost her votes. thesquanderer Yesterday #4

She was a great candidate who was poorly placed by a botched primary. travelingthrulife Yesterday #6

Actually the short campaign window wasn't short enough Shrek Yesterday #9

More time wouldn't necessarily have helped, but... thesquanderer Yesterday #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Yesterday #5

Large portions of the world population believe that the Israeli state apparatus, IDF, and settler conduct Prairie Gates Yesterday #7

So they voted for Trump. That makes perfect sense. yardwork Yesterday #8

It cost the Dems something to believe that sentiment could be ignored and belittled Prairie Gates Yesterday #10

How do you know they made that calculation? yardwork Yesterday #12

We all saw the kids out in the streets against the war womanofthehills 19 hrs ago #23

Note that I agree with you. PufPuf23 20 hrs ago #20

How did that work out for them? Mz Pip Yesterday #11

Allowing a genocide isn't good Prairie Gates Yesterday #13

Can't find it at the link Mysterian Yesterday #14

Sufficient to change the outcome? Grins Yesterday #16

The reason made the post was that the story was the top of the Times of Israel liveblog. PufPuf23 20 hrs ago #21

You-Gov poll, internal poll & exit womanofthehills 19 hrs ago #24

Yeah, they sure showed her Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #18

Supporters of the choices being made by Israel poured lots of funds via PufPuf23 20 hrs ago #22

Remember Trump lying big time during his campaign womanofthehills 19 hrs ago #25

No RandySF 19 hrs ago #26

IMO, she lost because Trump's lies, fear-mongering and bigotry attracted more votes than decency. Doodley 19 hrs ago #27