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CivicGrief

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3. Biden turned out to be more progressive than

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #2)

Sat May 9, 2026, 12:08 PM

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any president for decades. His age and Gaza killed his re-election chances. Harris was a great candidate and should have won by a landslide. If you wait for the perfect politician, you end up with the worst. I don’t like it, but it’s reality.

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I hope people now realize that not voting [View all] CivicGrief Saturday OP

Kamala Harris won the election gab13by13 Saturday #1

I hope candidates realize they must attract voters n/t leftstreet Saturday #2

Biden turned out to be more progressive than CivicGrief Saturday #3

And I hope voters realize that you're never going to agree with someone 100% of the time. W_HAMILTON Saturday #6

PRECISELY. And if YOU don't think B.See Saturday #8

Why stir that up? Cirsium Saturday #4

People have different ideas about what voting means to them, that's it. WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #5

In large numbers, people are not going to be allowed to vote. Nt lostnfound Saturday #7