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BumRushDaShow

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7. "the establishment continues to douse the fire of the increasing progressive base..."
Mon May 25, 2026, 09:59 AM
9 hrs ago

It's not being "doused". It's been going full throttle from the "bottom up". It's been happening here in Philly for awhile.

I.e. everyone has seen our D.A. Larry Krasner, who hails from the progressive side of the party and is in his 3rd term. And over 2 election cycles, except for a lone GOP Council member, Republicans have been completely removed from our 17-member City Council -notably from the 7 "At Large" seats, where there is a requirement for at least 2 seats set aside for a "minority party", that until recently was the GOP, but has been supplanted with the "Working Families Party", who won both "minority party" seats.

And now, less than a week ago, my own soon-to-be member of Congress, Chris Rabb, hails from the Bernie/AOC wing. He'll join Sunmer Lee (also a progressive and improbable during the 2022 election), hailing from the Pittsburgh area, and part of the PA delegation.

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