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stillcool

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22. are there names for those dead weight

Reply to lees1975 (Reply #19)

Thu Jun 12, 2025, 12:50 AM

Jun 2025

Democrats? and those polling numbers...how do the dead weights poll in the states that elected them. Isn't finding people to run for office with a shot of being elected the entire reason there is a DNC? "Build" the party. The GOP has permanent majorities in many of the red states so you prioritize plucking 'dead weight' over finding viable candidates to compete in every state and game over. The disdain for the Democratic party is visceral.

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