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Proud Liberal Dem

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4. Good
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 12:57 PM
Jul 2020

I've listened to a few of them and while I'm heartened by much of what they have to say, they do still sometimes veer into the Republican habit of warning about the consequences of Democrats going "too far to the left", which sometimes bugs me. But if they're all in for a Democratic tidal wave in November, I'm fine. Where we might be 2-4 years later remains to be seen how much they might become more active participants in terms of the Democratic Party agenda or if they'll turn on us after Trump is gone, if we start enacting policies that they feel are "too far left". I also don't want to see them having an outsized influence on the Democratic Party/DNC. I mean, it's fine if they want to support us and give us assistance but I just don't want us to feel like we have to start bending in their direction and towards their agenda, which AFAIK is still likely going to be an aggressively pro-corporate agenda, in exchange for said support. One of the things that Biden would have to work on right off the bat is fixing the damage Trump inflicted on the Affordable Care Act and possibly expanding it some with a Public Option, which I'm not sure whether or not Never Trumpers even support?

Never Trumpers and Senate Races [View all] Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2020 OP
Yes many of them are working to defeat pro-drumpf repubs Bradshaw3 Jul 2020 #1
Good. Thanks Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2020 #2
They are actively seeking a full 2naSalit Jul 2020 #3
Good Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2020 #4
Yes they want an end to Trump and Trumpism, and know that cowards like Cotton, Collins etc have OnDoutside Jul 2020 #5
From everything I've read peggysue2 Jul 2020 #6
It's worth it to watch 2naSalit Jul 2020 #7
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