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In reply to the discussion: Damage control? He's 1 point above approval needed [View all]Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)24. Not panic, realism. He fucking assassinated someone on a whim,
is under Impeachment, and bribed a foreign govt to dig up dirt on a personal rival. Yet his approvals are NOT going down. And we have not been able to protect the election, 3 years after the Russians got their hands in the last one. What Mueller warned was most important.
To bury our head in the sand even more and act like it's all ok is probably the biggest mistake we can make.
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I can't believe a long-term DUer is suggesting giving up on taking the presidency
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2020
#28
Don't give up on the White House. We've seen tonight there was a conspiracy
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2020
#64
Well you were doing fine MV and then you had to throw in "get a grip"
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2020
#68
I think you've finally admitted your OP was defeatism. You're certainly disowning it now
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2020
#73
Also, 3rd party candidates have to get 300 percent more votes AGAIN in swing states, not happening
uponit7771
Jan 2020
#16
"Most aren't all that crazy, of course, but caught up in all this." Very true. Was just
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2020
#85