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20. When a candidate runs for office, their past votes and/or stances are looked at by the voters. The votes and/or stances

Reply to Nanjeanne (Reply #18)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 06:09 PM

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are part of what makes up they way a voter will likely see them as governing in the office they are running for.

I also think, more importantly, that Spanberger and Mamdani have MANY areas of agreement as well, core Democratic (and democratic) values that are vital to making them both great candidates regardless of type of area they are representing.

They both (as did Mikie Sherrill in NJ and most all other Dems running across the nation) had a winning message at the core of their campaigns: 'I truly care about making American life more affordable for ALL the people in my city (or state)'.

That message and its commonality is what I am choosing to focus on.

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Spanberger and Sherril show the way. [View all] gulliver Sunday OP

Not true across the board LearnedHand Sunday #1

No disagreement. gulliver Sunday #2

Can you explain to me what Spanberger supports that, let's say, Mamdani would not. Or Nanjeanne Sunday #3

This right here leftstreet Sunday #4

You'll trust your own research more than me gulliver Sunday #6

I just assumed since you said THEY were the Nanjeanne Sunday #7

Check me on these things. gulliver Sunday #8

I have no idea what you are talking about since Nanjeanne Sunday #9

I'll take that as a concession gulliver Sunday #10

You can take it however you want. I have no idea what you think I conceded or what you are arguing with me about. Nanjeanne Sunday #12

Thanks gulliver Sunday #15

OMG. There are no words! Nanjeanne Sunday #16

Bravo! I have some Info on the Govs Sherrill & Cha Sunday #19

here are some of Spanberger's political positions that probably would not have been supported by Mamdani Celerity Sunday #17

These were votes in Congress. I asked what did she run on that was a moderate policy that wouldn't be supported? Nanjeanne Sunday #18

When a candidate runs for office, their past votes and/or stances are looked at by the voters. The votes and/or stances Celerity Sunday #20

I agree. You are saying what I've been saying continuously. I reject that it's Spanberger and Sherrill and the Nanjeanne Sunday #22

+2 Emile Sunday #11

Spanberger doesn't support rent control for example which Mamdani does. EdmondDantes_ Sunday #14

Thank you for pointing out some differences in policies. I haven't seen anything Spanberger has said about rent control Nanjeanne Sunday #21

All politics are local fujiyamasan Sunday #5

These questions or debates or whatever BootinUp Sunday #13

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