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applegrove

(118,642 posts)
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 06:57 PM Apr 2017

Democratic Recruitment Helped by Anti-Trump Wave

https://politicalwire.com/2017/04/21/democratic-recruitment-helped-anti-trump-wave/

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“A wave of first-time candidates eager to fight President Trump and his young administration plan to challenge House Republican incumbents, giving Democratic Party leaders hope that they can capi­tal­ize on the anger and intensity at grass-roots protests and town hall meetings across the country this year,” the Washington Post reports.

“At least 15 declared candidates or contenders on the verge of announcing have emerged in districts that Democrats must win to take back the House, including in several districts where the party did not seriously compete in 2014 or 2016, according to party officials.”


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Democratic Recruitment Helped by Anti-Trump Wave (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2017 OP
Very good news Steven Maurer Apr 2017 #1

Steven Maurer

(459 posts)
1. Very good news
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 07:39 PM
Apr 2017

One hopes that this will salve the sting of the continuing circular firing squad going on in the DU.

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