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W_HAMILTON

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5. Democrats do talk that way and it doesn't matter because we are not a "vote for something" country.

Reply to montanacowboy (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 04:16 PM

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We are a "vote against something" country.

The best we can do is implement as many positive policies for everyday Americans as we can while we are in power and try to ensure they can't be rolled back when Republicans regain power because Americans will inevitably treat elections as a referendum on the current party in power and Democrats won't be able to fix all the problems that our society faces.

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