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DemocracyForever

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13. I was referring in particular to the federal level

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #12)

Tue May 26, 2026, 01:24 PM

10 hrs ago

I've had many years of experience working in the political arena so I'm not a novice at this. There's clearly an effort at the Congressional level, particularly in the Senate to block younger leaders from taking their rightful place in leadership who want to take a much more aggressive stance than the leadership that's currently there.

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I was referring in particular to the federal level DemocracyForever 10 hrs ago #13

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