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betsuni

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17. He'll be treated just like Jeffries, Schumer and other Democrats if he's seen as potential leadership or presidential
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 04:06 PM
Apr 2025

candidate. The pseudo-revolution populists will start up, of course they will, with their anti-establishment purity tests.

Bashing Booker for Big Pharma was a big one here, because of New Jersey, same as Hillary was accused of being corrupted because of New York and Wall Street. Campaign contributions from workers in those industries is magically corrupting.

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Hmmm. Okay - I'll jot that one down as - interesting ... . . . . . . -(nt)- stopdiggin Apr 2025 #1
Totally agree with Luntz. Cory Booker's leadership skills during his 25+ hour speech were front and center. wordstroken Apr 2025 #2
Very grateful his stepping up is being so well received... Mark.b2 Apr 2025 #3
I would immediately replace Schumer as minority leader with Booker ... Intractable Apr 2025 #4
No. A thousand times no. valleyrogue Apr 2025 #5
I know you mean what you're saying. But . . . CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2025 #6
Purism is our downfall, America can't afford good right now less the perfect uponit7771 Apr 2025 #9
Democrats for Education Reform Celerity Apr 2025 #12
The speech alone won't matter in 3 years Mountainguy Apr 2025 #7
What is imperative is what is happening right now, that we get free & fair elections in 2026 much less than '28. elocs Apr 2025 #10
Well we definetly don't Mountainguy Apr 2025 #14
From your lips to god's ears. They have elections in Russia too, but do they change anything? No. elocs Apr 2025 #15
Frank Luntz has his own very Republican reasons for... dchill Apr 2025 #8
Bashing will start. I remember accusations of him being beholden to Big Pharma/Wall St., moderate/centrist/establishment betsuni Apr 2025 #11
Yes, it's never too early to start bashing moderate, centrist or establishment Democrats and calling them elocs Apr 2025 #16
He'll be treated just like Jeffries, Schumer and other Democrats if he's seen as potential leadership or presidential betsuni Apr 2025 #17
K&R! William769 Apr 2025 #13
Brilliant insight. I never would have come up with that . . . GulfofMexico Apr 2025 #18
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