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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRon Filipkowski: This reminds me a lot of Obama 2006.
This reminds me a lot of Obama 2006. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-05-31T22:28:28.591Z
Adding another of his posts about Ossoff:
What a line. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-05-31T22:25:22.441Z
Fiendish Thingy
(24,430 posts)Obama wasnt even mentioned in 2006 pre-midterm presidential polling
SheltieLover
(82,596 posts)UpInArms
(55,623 posts)Young and full of fire
We need this
calimary
(91,427 posts)And yes WE do! (As in NEED this guy)!
Lovie777
(24,432 posts)the Democratic Party do have good speakers and politicians that do care.
That woke and D.E.I. Helps.
Skittles
(173,592 posts)yes INDEED
dalton99a
(96,193 posts)Pris
(176 posts)Last edited Sun May 31, 2026, 10:04 PM - Edit history (1)
that rarely happens for women.
This is how women get pushed out of races: people fall in love with men who make speeches and hope they become president.
somaticexperiencing
(608 posts)break in the right direction.
betsuni
(29,423 posts)They're not really believed -- pundits will put on their Serious Face and say, but do we really know why she's running for president, does she even know, is she qualified, can we trust her, is she likable, do we even really know her.
FascismIsDeath
(311 posts)mr715
(4,813 posts)And yeah, I'd happily vote for him in a primary. I am usually pretty reticent on that this early in the cycle.
Bluetus
(3,275 posts)And his instincts are good. This is an "Enough is enough" moment. Even for millions of MAGA people, they have seen enough.
We don't have to win every last MAGA creature. There are 40 million who voted for Trump and now having second thoughts.
somaticexperiencing
(608 posts)over and over again.
to get us back to core values and out of greed is good, which somehow has become a mantra
greed is not good. self-interest is good and well-acknowledged in "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
but also acknowledged in the original papers is "the common good", without which we all will fall.
Omaha Steve
(110,576 posts)LymphocyteLover
(10,389 posts)justaprogressive
(7,312 posts)kellytore
(269 posts)Jon was beside me most of the route and was such a humble and pleasant person to talk with. He would make an awesome President.