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sboatcar

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5. Exactly!

Reply to orthoclad (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 09:50 AM

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They'll insist that democrats move to the right to try to court their electoral and independents, but then those types will never vote democrat anyway. They need to realize that most of their 'base' is to the left of the official party platform.

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