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The Way Forward

Just Jerome

(139 posts)

5. To those who say,

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 01:58 PM

Jan 26

"It's the economy, stupid," I must point out:
It's the donors, dumbass.

For yea, though the economy IS the foremost issue for most voters, the donors have supplanted too many constituents in directing the behavior of elected officials.

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