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In reply to the discussion: Joy Reid Says She's 'Barely Hanging On' With Party Too Scared To Embrace 'Effective Fighter' Progressives " [View all]
sheshe2
(95,901 posts)115. Now you are just grasping at straws.
Tell me a business that can survive without customers any more than a candidate can win without voters.
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Joy Reid Says She's 'Barely Hanging On' With Party Too Scared To Embrace 'Effective Fighter' Progressives " [View all]
moonshinegnomie
Jun 2025
OP
Think of a fighting match where fighters have permission to hit below the belt but only one fighter
ImNotGod
Jun 2025
#29
It can turn off people from politics all together if both fight dirty. I don't know how long I'd want to watch that.
chowder66
Jun 2025
#56
We can "fight dirty" with FACTS instead of lies.... (and it isn't really dirty but the facts are)--- For instance---
Jack Valentino
Jun 2025
#100
If you wanna fight great, if you aren't gonna fight, go down the road and pound sand.
Magoo48
Jun 2025
#48
10000% I dont think Jasmine nor AOC are any where near 'dirty' but they are CORRECT!!!
TalenaGor
Jun 2025
#95
Been sayin that for years... if there was ever a time to fight these fuckin' fascists it's NOWWW!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2025
#58
YESSSSS, you're 100% right... our representatives either fight the fascists or get the hell out of the damn way!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2025
#106
David Hogg was not "forced out". That's a lie. He chose not to run again (probably knowing he'd lose)
Oopsie Daisy
Jun 2025
#9
The thing I see is that once a person gets to be a certain wealth level, even if it was from winning a lottery and
LiberalArkie
Jun 2025
#24
If you were a congress person or an aide to one or a secretary in the office and you heard that the
LiberalArkie
Jun 2025
#54
The "Perks," Maybe, But It's Been a Woefully Long Time Since They Effectively Utilized Their "Power"
The Roux Comes First
Jun 2025
#31
Imagine caring what Joy Reid or any other bloviating cable news personality says about anything.
BannonsLiver
Jun 2025
#25
MSNBC lost a lot of credibility when they let her get away with that phony hacking claim
Midwestern Democrat
Jun 2025
#107
That's how you end up with a decades-long political career without any notable progressive accomplishments to your name.
W_HAMILTON
Jun 2025
#60
What the fuck is the point -- this is what's fascinating, it doesn't make sense.
betsuni
Jun 2025
#74
Teachers Union head quit her position with the Democratic Party on June 15th. Lee Saunders
Deuxcents
Jun 2025
#101
No, it showed that when people encourage their constituents to NOT support the Democrats *
Oopsie Daisy
Jun 2025
#20
It sounds like the moderate Dem belief they are entitled to power gave way to Trump
ck4829
Jun 2025
#30
If these people want to abandon the Democratic party then they are responsible for their own fates.
Oopsie Daisy
Jun 2025
#47
No. The ones who shouted "Genocide Joe" and who listened to their rep and voted for Uncommitted...
Oopsie Daisy
Jun 2025
#61
If they don't want to support the party then it's idiotic for anyone to expect the party to support them in return.
Oopsie Daisy
Jun 2025
#62
I'm done with you. We've reached an impasse and now I'm being called a troll.
Oopsie Daisy
Jun 2025
#76
Shitting on the party and abandoning the party is not the way to make the party better.
Oopsie Daisy
Jun 2025
#67
Keep that shit to yourself, please. It makes ZERO sense to demand that the Democrats concede to the GOP...
Oopsie Daisy
Jun 2025
#88
Excuse me? Hillary was one of the Smartest, Experienced, and Caring Candidates we ever ran. Geeeebz! Bernie's older,..
electric_blue68
Jun 2025
#96
Good luck trying to get away with that excuse in the business world - "It's not our fault - it's the Goddamn customers!"
Midwestern Democrat
Jun 2025
#114
Leaving the party sends a terrible message and is extremely counter-productive since there are so many good people in .
LymphocyteLover
Jun 2025
#27
Real fighters also don't pout and threaten to take their ball and go home like Joy Reid has done.
BannonsLiver
Jun 2025
#69
Last time I checked, there are two political parties, the Democrats and the Republicans
Mr. Ected
Jun 2025
#83
We need to WIN. That is ALL that matters. I am a feminist who hopes to God a woman wins the White House
LaMouffette
Jun 2025
#89
We're being steamrolled. May not have much left soon, and it's only been 5 months.
Evolve Dammit
Jun 2025
#92