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pat_k

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8. You are absolutely right. And FWIW, I sent each one a link to
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:37 PM
Jul 3

... Heather Cox Richardson's discussion. (Noting it was sent in their capacity as a signer to the "Promise to America," since I'm not a constituent).

In particular, I objected to the "we are capitalists not socialists," including these points:

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 is not "socialist." It is a liberal democracy making good on its promise to enact the will of the people.


That "promise"manifesto is one of the things undermining the effort to win in the most places by the biggest margins possible because it buys into the fascist corporatist "leftist" bullshit propaganda.

And BTW, here's the list:

The following 13 individuals have reportedly signed the “Promise to America” pledge as of June 26, 2026:

Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) — Co-leading the initiative
Rep. Adam Gray (D-CA) — Co-leading the initiative
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV)
Rep. Don Davis (D-NC)
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D-TX)
Rep. Laura Gillen (D-NY)
Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-OR)
Rep. Kristin McDonald Rivet (D-MI)
Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH)
Jessica Killin (candidate)
Marlene Galán Woods (candidate)
Bobby Pulido (candidate)

And here is the discussion from Heather Cox Richardson every candidate and elected needs to hear and internalize.

In a nutshell (less than 3 minutes)



Or the longer version






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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
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Jeffries is right about Trump - but unity is a two way street. dflprincess Jul 3 #10
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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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