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Scrivener7

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7. Couldn't agree more. Yes, republicans control the airwaves. But they have for 40 years.

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 08:56 AM

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40 years should have been enough time for us to acknowledge it and create a workaround.

There are examples of people doing it successfully.

Newsom for one.

And, say what you will about him, but Cuomo's daily briefings on Youtube during Covid gave us all hope, a feeling that we had some control, and a feeling we could be informed and coordinated about how to combat the spread.

It can be done. But we insist on beating our heads against a 40 year old brick wall. And the a small posse of fellow DUers who point us to lists of press releases and say, "What else can they DO?? They've done all these THINGS! You're just not looking in the right PLACES! Everything they're doing is FINE!!" are not helping

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