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dflprincess

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10. Jeffries is right about Trump - but unity is a two way street.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:00 PM

Jul 3

If the voters in a district or state select a more progressive candidate to run in the November election, the party apparatus needs to support that candidate just as it would a more moderate candidate. And it's up to the voters to "vote blue no matter who".

One of the things I'm fretting about in the Minnesota senate race is I've heard too many of Peggy Flanagan's supoorters say they won't vote for Angie Craig in November if she wins the primary. Mostly I've heard this from younger, newly active people. They refuse to see that not voting, or voting third party is what got us Trump twice.

Note: I am a Flanagan supporter. I'll vote for Craig if she's the candiate in November though I won't be smiling when I do it. But she's still better than whatever Republican wins their primary.

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Hakeem Jeffries addresses Democratic Party divisions, says Trump is the bigger issue [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 3 OP

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