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-misanthroptimist

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5. If the Democratic Party wants to survive...

Reply to KPN (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 11:48 AM

Wednesday

...they need to go left economically in a big way. What's more persuasive to voters, money in their pockets or some ginned up fear with which they have no direct contact?

And seriously, have the leadership not noticed that the less they supported unions, the harder it became to win elections?

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