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LetMyPeopleVote

(145,079 posts) Sun Sep 19, 2021, 01:44 PM Sep 2021

The Lincoln Project-the Democratic Party's big tent is growing larger and more diverse

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The Lincoln Project-the Democratic Party's big tent is growing larger and more diverse (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 OP

Whoops. The publican anti-tax worm marybourg Sep 2021 #1

Sounds good as long as they don't feel entitled to dictate our policy. On those terms, then OK. Yoyoyo77 Sep 2021 #2

Those who win elections and have the majority will determine policy. You can't expect moderates Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #3

marybourg

(12,609 posts)

1. Whoops. The publican anti-tax worm

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sun Sep 19, 2021, 01:48 PM

Sep 2021

emerges from under the Lincoln Project fig leaf

Yoyoyo77

(267 posts)

2. Sounds good as long as they don't feel entitled to dictate our policy. On those terms, then OK.

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Sun Sep 19, 2021, 05:25 PM

Sep 2021

Demsrule86

(68,539 posts)

3. Those who win elections and have the majority will determine policy. You can't expect moderates

Reply to Yoyoyo77 (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 19, 2021, 05:43 PM

Sep 2021

to have no say in policy if they are the reason we have a majority which is the case today. I may not like that, but I love having the majority and getting some of what I want and making sure the GOP gets nothing of what they want...

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