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Torchlight

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20. I'm a member of the Democratic party

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 02:56 PM

18 hrs ago

No excuses. No justifications. No qualifiers.

The divisions within today's Democratic Party are real and I don't ignore them or pretend they don't exist. But the narrative from the right that these disagreements signal the party's collapse is exaggerated and designed to dominate the conversation. As the midterms approach, conservatives have every incentive to amplify Democratic infighting while deflecting attention from the elephants in the room: higher gas prices, higher grocery bills, and stagnant wages.

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Joe Walsh, former Republican, speaks for me [View all] senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago OP

I prefer the straight forward approach... Moostache 21 hrs ago #1

Facts don't matter Ferryboat 21 hrs ago #2

And the fact that they are LYING senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago #5

Dem-voting counties generate 70% of this nation's economy and pay the lion's share of taxes. blm 21 hrs ago #3

That means GOP-voting counties contribute just 30% to GDP. blm 21 hrs ago #4

No. 6: Controlled Mass Media Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #7

Great Point Kid Berwyn 21 hrs ago #6

Yes, we have the recent examples of defund the police and transgender senseandsensibility 20 hrs ago #10

It seems to me angrychair 20 hrs ago #8

You can't implement progressive ideas if Mossfern 20 hrs ago #11

Well progressives aren't fighting angrychair 20 hrs ago #12

It's great that they're winning Mossfern 17 hrs ago #22

When you break it down, it is a battle between propagandists... kentuck 20 hrs ago #9

It's because they show so much love for stupid people mdbl 20 hrs ago #13

They speak their language senseandsensibility 19 hrs ago #15

He's an opportunist deadbeat dad. I would take his advice about anything. xuplate 19 hrs ago #14

Democrats need to respond by forcefully pointing out that Republicans want billionaires... Ol Janx Spirit 19 hrs ago #16

Offense is certainly a big part of it senseandsensibility 18 hrs ago #21

Always on the defensive from the childish name callers lame54 18 hrs ago #17

they are also blaming the bad economy on Joe Biden and him "letting in" hordes of illegal immigrants LymphocyteLover 18 hrs ago #18

My dumbass in-laws have already bought into it... ECL213 18 hrs ago #19

And unfortunately there are a lot of those people out there senseandsensibility 15 hrs ago #23

I'm a member of the Democratic party Torchlight 18 hrs ago #20