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pat_k

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6. Any differences among members of the Pro-Democracy coalition are NOTHING compared to the Republican threat.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:02 PM
Jul 3

Voters and candidates with any sensory apparatus whatsoever get the absolute necessity to join together in the fight to defeat the evil empire made manifest by the obscenely corrupt, fascist corporatist Republican Party.

The ONLY way to begin to hold them accountable is for Democrats and Independents who caucus with them to win in as many places and by the largest margins possible -- margins that swamp their efforts to suppress and disqualify legitimate votes.

Any action or rhetoric that undermines that goal SERVES the fascist corporatist Republican Party; SERVES the Christian Nationalists; SERVES the White Supremacists; SERVES the obsessive and immoral Anti-DEI and LGBTQ lunactics.

And whatever beefs a DSA or progressive candidate may have with other Democratic electeds and candidates, it is time for them to shift from attacking other Dems to attacking the existential threat of the Republican Party.

Making America a nation we can be proud of is all about building a government that protects our individual rights while providing the public infrastructure and services we choose to provide ourselves.

And a liberal democracy that collectively chooses to socialize certain segments does not make this a socialist county.

It is the Republicans who are hellbent to destroy the fundamental principles of liberal democracy that have been the throughline across our history.

Call bullshit on the "leftist" labeling crap, because it is utter crap



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And trump IS the bigger issue, my dear BumRushDaShow! As for me? He is the ONLY issue. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 3 #1
Jeffries is right. Trump IS the bigger issue. I get suspicous.. CousinIT Jul 3 #2
Mahalo to CousinIT! Well said.. Cha Jul 4 #14
Suspicious, indeed! QueerDuck Jul 5 #26
He is 100% correct mcar Jul 3 #3
Mahalo, mcar! This is what I wrote in Cha Jul 4 #13
It always amazes me that some don't realize this, Cha mcar Jul 4 #15
Anyone's "conscience" should be Cha Jul 4 #19
Exactly! mcar Jul 4 #22
All that matters is limiting the damage Trump can do in his last two years. SamuelAdams Jul 3 #4
DEMOCRATs are not a Sole Goal organization, it is a Party. Republicans March IN FOOT STEP, like NAZIs dave99 Jul 3 #5
Any differences among members of the Pro-Democracy coalition are NOTHING compared to the Republican threat. pat_k Jul 3 #6
I may be wrong... Biglinda 52 Jul 3 #7
You are absolutely right. And FWIW, I sent each one a link to pat_k Jul 3 #8
We don't have to capitulate thought crime Jul 4 #18
We can't do anything about new Laws to Stop Cha Jul 4 #21
Democratic socialists are not advocating socialism. pat_k Jul 4 #24
About the moderate Democrats question everything Jul 4 #16
Post removed Post removed Jul 3 #9
Jeffries is right about Trump - but unity is a two way street. dflprincess Jul 3 #10
Post removed Post removed Jul 3 #11
Mahalo, Dem Leader Jeffries! That's Cha Jul 4 #12
Stop falling for this GOP led 'dems in disarray' bs. The GOP does it every single travelingthrulife Jul 4 #17
What does that have to do with Dems Cha Jul 4 #20
Exactly right. Divisiveness is going low, unity is going high. betsuni Jul 4 #23
If Dems haven't learned from Hillary's 2016 defeat, oasis Jul 5 #25
I know the reason... and it's complete BS. 🐂💩 QueerDuck Jul 5 #27
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