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5. The day after the election, Corporate media will begin saying Democrats have to govern in a bipartisan fashion.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 03:50 PM

Aug 26

Bringing down the debt will be issue #1, so Democrats will be told they immediately need to slash entitlement programs, not raise taxes on the rich. And looking forward, not backwards, will be the only acceptable way to accomplish anything.

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If Dems win House or Senate, how should they interact with the Republicans? [View all] kentuck Aug 26 OP

Like the enemies of the USA which they are Mysterian Aug 26 #1

Democrats need to find their pride in public service bucolic_frolic Aug 26 #2

Treat them as the "domestic enemy", the one which they swear to protect the dobleremolque Aug 26 #3

Does the U.S. still hang traitors? Marthe48 Aug 26 #4

The day after the election, Corporate media will begin saying Democrats have to govern in a bipartisan fashion. sop Aug 26 #5

RAISING TAXES on the rich is the ONLY way to begin to deal with Jack Valentino Aug 26 #7

No question about it. The corporate media is part and parcel of the ongoing fascist coup. Mysterian Aug 26 #10

"On advice of counsel, I decline to answer." from 'Presumed Innocent' Jack Valentino Aug 26 #6

Through the bars canetoad Aug 26 #8

Discharge, fire, expel and prosecute. pecosbob Aug 26 #9

Prosecute and hold accountable, every god damn one of them republianmushroom Aug 26 #11

This batch? tavernier Aug 26 #12

Thank you administrators for reinstating this post. tavernier Sep 1 #16

There can be no moving forward w/o dlilafae Aug 26 #13

Cut off all funding for ICE and the NG MichMan Aug 26 #14

Should we seek retribution? No... B.See Aug 27 #15