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29. "We have to be as ruthless as our opposition,"

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:27 PM

May 19

No truer words have been said about Democratic politics since FDR said he welcomed their hatred (monied interests.) We need to stop being professor prissy pants singing kumbaya. Who they hell ever thought that would work in a country like ours? To borrow from Sherman, politics is a nasty business and you cannot refine it. Governing is where statesmanship and fairness lives. But you don't get to do the governing part until you do politics proficiently. We've not been proficient for some time now. More tone deaf and disconnected. That's got to stop.

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Democrats Are Ditching Biden's Playbook - And Picking Up Trump's [View all] BumRushDaShow May 19 OP

Bringing a gun to a gun fight instead of cookies would be a welcome change. NoMoreRepugs May 19 #1

I am sick an tired of the weak kneed responses to corruption UpInArms May 19 #2

Demonstrating moral strength and conviction is NOT "adopting" the felon's " playbook. pat_k May 19 #30

repukes lied their way into a war and we were told we needed to "look forward" Skittles May 19 #31

Yes! BlueSpot May 19 #33

It set a terrible precedent fujiyamasan Wednesday #36

all in favor of ditching 'we go high' raise your hand nt msongs May 19 #3

Nope! TurboDem May 19 #9

Deleted duplicate pat_k May 19 #26

No. What we ditch is "Can't win so won't fight." pat_k May 19 #27

its about time samsingh May 19 #4

It should have started as soon as Reagan got elected. ananda May 19 #23

Speaker Tip O'Neil was buddy-buddy with Reagan RazorbackExpat Wednesday #43

Democrats are unfairly held to a different standard. chowder66 May 19 #5

This is true mcar May 19 #7

The tsk tsk will happen, no matter what we do or don't do. slightlv May 19 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author fujiyamasan Wednesday #37

If those morons already think it's both sides BaronChocula May 19 #8

There are those that lean and we could lose and those that don't lean but unfortunately could lose. chowder66 May 19 #11

100%-- the media will not let Dems get away with this sort of thing unlike what they do with Rethugs LymphocyteLover May 19 #28

Now is the time to do it. republianmushroom May 19 #6

We really did try! BidenRocks May 19 #10

This is why Aviation Pro May 19 #12

THIS!!! calimary May 19 #13

Pipe hitters with... RetiredParatrooper May 19 #17

Getting medieval Aviation Pro May 19 #24

Joe Biden was the right person at the time. At the time, he was able to restore LoisB May 19 #14

I defend him all the time to my family and I also ask them ALBliberal May 19 #20

I feel the same way. LoisB Wednesday #34

Ruthlessly "re-engineering" government to ensure... pat_k May 19 #21

Yes. LoisB Wednesday #35

Oh please Trump's playbook is to cheat. Botany May 19 #15

Yep. Especially the owning the media part. progressoid May 19 #19

"They" own the media and the narrative. Botany May 19 #22

Not the cheating part. The ruthless part. paleotn May 19 #32

Stupid interpretation. pat_k May 19 #18

Restoration is a bad strategy regardless of style Renew Deal May 19 #25

"We have to be as ruthless as our opposition," paleotn May 19 #29

Saying that they're trying to be like Trump is misleading oldmanlynn Wednesday #38

The traditional media's reach has been in decline fujiyamasan Wednesday #39

Good! Been saying for a long time, that there time's we have to hit hard verbally! electric_blue68 Wednesday #40

We should BE the Radical Left and not apologize for it. thought crime Wednesday #41

Amen! Deminpenn Wednesday #42

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