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senseandsensibility

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Sun Apr 27, 2025, 03:29 PM Apr 27

What do these two things have in common? [View all]

As I've heard multiple talking heads say to Dem guests "it's not just republican reps who are facing angry constituents at townhalls. The Dems are getting a lot of angry feedback too."

There is a common denominator here, folks. The angry voters at the R townhalls and the angry voters at the D townhalls are NOT splitting their anger evenly among the parties. This is NOT another opportunity for corporate journalists to both sides the situation.

The voters at both R and D townhalls want the SAME THING. They want their reps to stand up to trump. So it's not the "own" you think it is to try to use this as a gotcha against Dems. It's a slam against trump no matter how you frame it, and another sign that he is historically unpopular.

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What do these two things have in common? [View all] senseandsensibility Apr 27 OP
Always giving in and not fighting for people Blue Full Moon Apr 27 #1
True. The "Both Sides" -ism of the corporate media is their default... Dem4life1970 Apr 27 #2
Great point senseandsensibility JMCKUSICK Apr 27 #3
Thanks senseandsensibility Apr 27 #4
We were warned Iamscrewed Apr 27 #5
The poll that came out this morning MLWR Apr 27 #6
And Dem low favorability is because Hassler Apr 27 #7
Good point senseandsensibility Apr 27 #8
Republicans can actually stop Trump, Democrats can't. sop Apr 27 #9
That's why they're getting so much heat at their townhalls senseandsensibility Apr 27 #10
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