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Callie1979

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Sun Jul 12, 2026, 05:48 PM Sunday

"THE RETURN OF THE DEMOCRATIC MANLY MAN" [View all]

I've been preaching this for some time. I actually wish we could have a '28 candidate who looked like Jason Statham. Yes, I think its absolutely ridiculous that I feel that way, but WINNING is all that matters at this point. We simply MUST get more men back to the Party. And candidates like these are a move in that direction.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/07/ohio-poindexter-democrats-men/687880/
"Brian poindexter had just finished wolfing down a Reuben sandwich in a deli outside Cleveland when he delivered a message that, coming from a Democratic House candidate in the year 2026, sounded almost provocative. “There’s nothing wrong with being masculine,” Poindexter told me. It’s okay, he said, to be “a manly man.”

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I think I know the guy we need. Xavier Breath Sunday #1
Warning! True Dough Sunday #3
True story: I've never smoked a single cigarette in my life. Xavier Breath Sunday #6
Same is true of me! True Dough Sunday #8
My dad smoked & thats all it took to keep me away. He quit when I was 12 Callie1979 Sunday #11
Same here Bettie Sunday #15
Smart MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #29
Make lung cancer great again! Initech 12 hrs ago #40
Best of both worlds right here: True Dough Sunday #2
What a beautiful family he has MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #30
So women need not apply Bluestocking Sunday #4
And that was hidden for quite some time. Read the article; they mention women too Callie1979 Sunday #7
Do you think it's the party that doesn't want to elect a woman or the country as a whole? BannonsLiver Sunday #18
The party is willing to elect a woman Bluestocking 18 hrs ago #21
100 percent BannonsLiver 15 hrs ago #24
What's so bad? MorbidButterflyTat 10 hrs ago #46
I'm not concerned about testosterone levels, as a voter, I'm looking for integrity. JustKay Sunday #5
Throw in hot men for good measure LeftInTX Sunday #9
Again, shouldn't matter but it does. Thats where we are. Callie1979 Sunday #10
Greg Brady TheProle Sunday #20
How did Graham Platner work out for us? LtTx 15 hrs ago #27
I confess, I didn't have time to read the article. So I was pretty much joking, sorta. LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #44
I'm sorry.... MorbidButterflyTat 10 hrs ago #50
what about lumberjacks? DoBW Sunday #12
That was Graham Platner and look how that worked out. pcdb Sunday #13
Thats an example of shitty background checks. Plus, much WAS known Callie1979 Sunday #14
It started with swooning and ended in a scorned fury Ponietz Sunday #17
I would swoon if I saw Obama in real life. LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #45
The operative word is "Manly," not "Nazi." ColoringFool 8 hrs ago #54
"So women need not apply. Come on, this is offensive in so many ways." J_William_Ryan Sunday #16
The article also covers women running too. Callie1979 17 hrs ago #22
But men are the 'default'. CousinIT 15 hrs ago #26
Welcome to society. ColoringFool 8 hrs ago #55
Like you, I'm of the Al Davis school when it comes to elections. BannonsLiver Sunday #19
Unfortunately there's still a large desire here for "box checking" Callie1979 17 hrs ago #23
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver 15 hrs ago #25
Fetterman..... LtTx 15 hrs ago #28
Yeah MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #32
So because of Fetterman it's not important to prioritize winning elections? BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #34
Dear Goddess, I think I am going to be ill. First off, who is this jason person that niyad 15 hrs ago #31
I'm with you MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #33
It is disturbing, to say the least. niyad 7 hrs ago #57
Why are republicans so concerned about being..... Lovie777 14 hrs ago #35
Apparently, the person referred to in the Atlantic article is a Dem. niyad 14 hrs ago #37
The problem is in some cases Democrats allow Republicans to set the stage................. Lovie777 9 hrs ago #52
We don't need an "alpha male" per se biocube 14 hrs ago #36
Brian Poindexter is our Democratic nominee for Ohio-7th Quiet Em 13 hrs ago #38
I tend to think that noise and stagecraft often get in the way Torchlight 13 hrs ago #39
Old SNL Hans and Franz body builder skit where they say "girlie man" in Schwarzenegger accents betsuni 11 hrs ago #41
Thanks! MorbidButterflyTat 10 hrs ago #51
Manly men like who? Ted Cruz, Sean Duffy, Josh Hawley, Russell Vought??? AStern 11 hrs ago #42
Gross! 🤢 johnp3907 11 hrs ago #43
Only if he loses. BannonsLiver 10 hrs ago #47
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This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver 10 hrs ago #49
So a short (5'9"), balding British guy flvegan 9 hrs ago #53
we need more authenticity from our candidates, and less posturing Stargleamer 8 hrs ago #56
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