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lees1975

(6,735 posts)
67. It does.
Mon May 19, 2025, 03:30 PM
May 2025

And in spite of the savaging that David Hogg has taken in advocating for change, he's 100% correct.

The only Democrats actually rallying the party toward unity are Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Everyone else is hunkered down, sending out their fundraising appeals for the mid-terms, describing themselves as the best option for the money when it comes to defeating Trumpers, and protecting their own turf if they're a potential 2028 Presidential hopeful. None of that is what we need now.

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do democrats employ PR people? pimpbot May 2025 #1
It drives me nuts. All the GOP has to do is play videos of Democrats telling everyone how awful Vinca May 2025 #2
Oh shut up, displacedvermoter May 2025 #3
Probably a sign his fund raising sucks. Nt BootinUp May 2025 #4
What does hopping on the "diss Biden" bandwagon buy Dems? woodsprite May 2025 #5
He's my senator and I like him a lot. We don't like what he has to say but he is not our enemy. CTyankee May 2025 #6
He's no longer a Dem contender for '28. He needs to learn to keep his mouth. shut... brush May 2025 #8
Why do some people seem kacekwl May 2025 #19
Exactly. Poor judgement, not presidential material becase of it. brush May 2025 #59
He's an old guy. I have great sympathy for him. CTyankee May 2025 #36
it is so unfortunate that Democrats are human stillcool May 2025 #31
It's not something people want to hear here JBTaurus83 May 2025 #7
Why do we need to talk about it pretty much nonstop displacedvermoter May 2025 #15
I don't disagree. JBTaurus83 May 2025 #16
Clinton and Obama TheProle May 2025 #49
People don't want to hear this either Tom Rinaldo May 2025 #17
Republicans are very good at not answering questions mcar May 2025 #22
The swing voters Democrats count on care more about non evasiveness... Tom Rinaldo May 2025 #35
Still doesn't mean you have to trash your own president in an interview mcar May 2025 #55
Maybe some day Biden will be as mentally well as Trump. travelingthrulife May 2025 #26
Agree. People want an echo chamber. BannonsLiver May 2025 #27
Yep, at times this site is bizarro world fujiyamasan May 2025 #57
Yes, the sports thing Newsom got into hot water over is a prime example. BannonsLiver May 2025 #63
Yea angrychair May 2025 #80
Just like Hillary's emails were the biggest scandal """outside of our DU bubble.""" W_HAMILTON May 2025 #53
If this guy is a contender for 2028, he just lost my support. SheltieLover May 2025 #9
Same. Quiet Em May 2025 #12
He needs to be primaried, imo, as all who have dissed Joe do SheltieLover May 2025 #13
My 2 cents.. Sun-Moon May 2025 #10
YouGov poll - 19 million who voted for Biden in 2020 stayed home womanofthehills May 2025 #37
If only... AloeVera May 2025 #87
They did not consider the alternative. usonian May 2025 #94
Bad answer, Senator. Quiet Em May 2025 #11
Harris needed to break with Biden on Israel womanofthehills May 2025 #38
And the bandwagon continues to slowly fill k_buddy762 May 2025 #14
Winning elections. everyonematters May 2025 #18
Voters aren't holding Democrats responsible Keepthesoulalive May 2025 #29
We need to stop blaming everything on the media. everyonematters May 2025 #48
We need to continue to blame everything on the media Keepthesoulalive May 2025 #50
The end game is the Dems have to listen more to their constituents womanofthehills May 2025 #41
There was no vote on sending weapons to Israel. Your senators voted "yes" on a motion to discharge. lapucelle May 2025 #82
What he said wasn't unknown by anyone with eyes to see. harumph May 2025 #20
Your post is a reasonable response to this issue. But politics, unfortunately, don't seem to be "reasonable." CTyankee May 2025 #39
Yeah, my wife and I were discussing that very problem this morning. harumph May 2025 #54
Ginsburg serbbral May 2025 #74
No, in her case, I was just referring to her age and diagnosis. harumph May 2025 #88
Good point serbbral May 20 #97
Is this necessary, Chris? mcar May 2025 #21
What a great time for this, Senator Murphy! MineralMan May 2025 #23
Shut Rebl2 May 2025 #24
+1000. Paladin May 2025 #32
I don't understand Rebl2 May 2025 #45
Why do they respond like this?? Clearly the administration was being well led. travelingthrulife May 2025 #25
The truth hurts sometimes. BannonsLiver May 2025 #28
Tell the truth about trumps Keepthesoulalive May 2025 #30
Several issues that stand out in Murphy's narrative IzzaNuDay May 2025 #33
I think the Dem party needs to look at itself womanofthehills May 2025 #44
No kidding Ponietz May 2025 #46
Strongly agree! It KILLS me that we lost against the two absolute worst candidates in history vanessa_ca May 2025 #86
Guess he's no longer considered a Presidential candidate in 2028. Silent Type May 2025 #34
People are going to end up with a real short primary list at this rate Sympthsical May 2025 #42
I know a lot of people here would rather play ostrich fujiyamasan May 2025 #79
Politicians are trying to immunize themselves from what was a genuine scandal Sympthsical May 2025 #40
Of all the things Murphy could have said... LuckyCharms May 2025 #43
How do we convey to Dem. electeds and yorkster May 2025 #47
Monday Morning quarterbacking in public serves no purpose Raven123 May 2025 #51
Anyone who uttered a peep was absolutely savaged at the time Sympthsical May 2025 #52
Do all the discussions you want Raven123 May 2025 #71
Absolutely not Sympthsical May 2025 #73
We will have to agree to disagree Raven123 May 2025 #75
I've just lost respect for Senator Murphy dlk May 2025 #56
Biden's halting debate performance was unexpected andym May 2025 #58
The point is that Biden was the most successful President in recent history Ritabert May 2025 #60
Dean Phillips was the only Democratic member of Congress with the courage to speak up when it mattered Jose Garcia May 2025 #61
Phillips was the target of attacks here for daring to mount a primary challenge. MichMan May 2025 #84
I have a newfound respect for him fujiyamasan May 23 #98
Is Murphy or any other politician (or aide) who are shitting on our last President a neurologist or a gerontologist? chowder66 May 2025 #62
While I tend to agree that Biden should have made his decision not to run before the 2022 midterms, lees1975 May 2025 #64
The party needs a house cleaning Sympthsical May 2025 #66
It does. lees1975 May 2025 #67
Very ill-advised statement Ms. Toad May 2025 #65
This is probably true! MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #69
I'm doing a lot of that today, for some reason . . . Ms. Toad May 2025 #70
It truly brightened my very drab day. MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #89
That's why I left it - Ms. Toad May 2025 #90
Is totalitarianism enough of a change for you? MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #68
They couldn't give Joe Biden even 24 hours before StarryNite May 2025 #72
No Surprise About Murphy serbbral May 2025 #76
Why are we disgussing this? What about the obvious mental decline in the current WH resident???? marble falls May 2025 #77
"cognitive decline" is a very broad phrase that Democrats should steer clear of. ecstatic May 2025 #78
Murphy just lost my vote. ananda May 2025 #81
It would be so much better if people actually listened to Murphy's whole interview rather than knee jerking Nanjeanne May 2025 #83
Note to Dems in Congress: DON'T PLAY THIS GAME! NEVER! Hekate May 2025 #85
It seems that any Democrat who dares to question President Biden's fitness gets automatically totodeinhere May 2025 #91
BIDEN IS NOT PRESIDENT NOW & WAS NOT ON THE BALLOT LAST YEAR Hekate May 2025 #95
The only valid response to similar questions from journalists is misanthrope May 2025 #92
Damn straight Hekate May 2025 #96
Was that when he... Chemical Bill May 2025 #93
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