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In reply to the discussion: James Carville worried Dems set to lose over social issues [View all]Autumn
(45,026 posts)63. His concern is noted. nt
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Yes, no doubt. BLM isn't driven by upper class white people and neither are most of the ...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#29
We wouldn't have so many problems if upper class white people cared about these issues
AZProgressive
Apr 2021
#92
Do I think working class black women recognize that they face multiple forms of discrimination
greenjar_01
Apr 2021
#12
Ten bucks says you fail to see the irony in your having expressed that...
LanternWaste
Apr 2021
#182
But you call them Black, not "people of color", or "women of color"
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2021
#62
As a 'person of color', I've never met another one in RL that referred to themselves like that.
Nexus2
Apr 2021
#71
THIS is what people like Carville mean when they sneer at "identity politics"
Withywindle
Apr 2021
#165
I think "identity issues" are being driven by people of various identities.
Withywindle
Apr 2021
#162
DTP wasn't the onus of loss of seats bad campaigning was. We can fool ourserlves into thinking
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#31
DU is for supporters of the Democratic Party. "I don't care if Democrats win or lose anymore"?
betsuni
Apr 2021
#99
YES! We are the party of identity politics. We identify with honest, working men and women who
joetheman
Apr 2021
#15
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 OMG This !!! I've been trying to say this with too many words for months. Bad
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#32
OP Worthy 👉🏾 "Voters don't vote for scared Democrats. Voters vote for strong Democrats."
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#41
Yeah, if we followed this advice,we would have lost more seats IMHO. Most voters
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#46
Really, well 'defund the police' weakens our ability to win elections. And the GOP ran many add on
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#65
Well, who started the "defund the police?" Republicans running for office in the last election
demosincebirth
Apr 2021
#24
There wasn't ONE PERSON on the left who started that slogan it was the lack of national level attack
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#33
It started during protests that got a little out of hand and cops started cracking heads
demosincebirth
Apr 2021
#54
Asked, "What does an America with defunded police look like to you?" Ocasio-Cortez responded, "It
Celerity
Apr 2021
#56
That is untrue...prominent Democrats had defund the police on their websites and this
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#47
Like who?! There was no dtp platform from democrats at best it was sympathizing with the
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#60
Google is your friend... I will not post it...as the lawmakers have removed this.
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#64
Not from democrats running as a platform it wont, its false to claim that dems made DTP a part of
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#66
AOC is the DNC platform or are you just responding to my pay and not reading them?
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#90
Good, we're agreeing it was not on the platform and "acting" is subjective at best ...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#108
FACT NOT IN DISPUTE: Dems *LACK OF RESPONSE* to a slogan that wasn't part of our platform ...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#115
Question: Is the whole kGQP a bunch of child trafficking assholes? If no then BINGO. The kGQP
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#121
Great, seeing most people here know its a sentiment and not an action like most Americans (poll)
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#123
This poster thinks dtp resonated well in MO 6 with R-Sam Graves as their rep?? Lol
caber09
Apr 2021
#134
I'm from nyc and now this poster asked if I'm from the USA lol geez pure comedy gold
caber09
Apr 2021
#147
Neither of us said it was a winning slogan. My claim is 1. it wasn't part of the DNC platform ...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#126
Dis 6 MO and it resonated great imho. This is the 3RD TIME I've answered that question !!
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#128
MO means Missouri and I answered it in the first line the first time you asked. What about my
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#131
The district is HEAVILY GM'd so the part I live in fell in line with the rest of the country where
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#133
Typical of LPC, you ran from the question I asked 4 times and the district is GM'd so it only matter
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#138
ABSOLUTELY !! Especially were I live and in ST Louis but understand the district was heavily
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#136
Do you understand what gerrymandered means?! and you didn't answer the question. CAN ...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#140
Thank you, hope doesn't cut it. Either we can or can't and right now we ca NOT make Gaetz...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#144
Do you understand urban and suburban areas in a district? Are you from the US? tia
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#145
Then you understand in mostly black areas DTP was popular as a sentiment, the polling even...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#148
Blue district Democrats have every right to support local issues that matter to them
AZProgressive
Apr 2021
#103
If you don't have a problem with "stop and frisk" that tells me everything I need to know
AZProgressive
Apr 2021
#118
He kind of has a point, look at what happened after Obama Care, or the ACA...republicans used a
SWBTATTReg
Apr 2021
#21
ACA is perfect example of no national level attack allowing the stupid to take root. They can't ...
uponit7771
Apr 2021
#34
The Democrats lost in 2010 because of message voting ...those on our side who were angry about
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#48
Absolutely you're right. We need a coordinated and ongoing messaging to aggressively
SWBTATTReg
Apr 2021
#52
Add to that the fact that every MAGAT with a pulse crawled out of their holes to
Bettie
Apr 2021
#51
I really wish people would use the same amount of energy devoted to social issues...
WarGamer
Apr 2021
#39
How much of that is actually Democrats (or even "the English Faculty at Amherst") and how much is...
JHB
Apr 2021
#43
Or it could be 2002 ...which is what I hope for where the President's party made gains.. It all
Demsrule86
Apr 2021
#49
It's really bizarre to put "person of color" and "defund the police" in the same category
fishwax
Apr 2021
#74
She did. AOC "is among the proponents of defunding the police departments and reinvesting
betsuni
Apr 2021
#170
Ok let's try this with you...what district are you in? Did dtp resonate in your district?
caber09
Apr 2021
#189
In response to DeBlasio's budget cuts, she said "This is not a victory. The fight to defund
betsuni
Apr 2021
#171
Here she is on Good Morning America talking about her support of defund the police.
betsuni
Apr 2021
#176
She has constantly pushed Defunding the Police, not sure what you arent getting, or refusing to get
caber09
Apr 2021
#206
"A handful of times" ?? she is one of the proponents of defunding the police...constantly pushing
caber09
Apr 2021
#208
all of those links point to only TWO instances where she used the word 'defund'
bigtree
Apr 2021
#209
So you are saying Biden, Obama, Clyburn and most dems are wrong and you are right?
caber09
Apr 2021
#223
Yep no comeback whatsoever...get out of your utopia look around, you are wrong
caber09
Apr 2021
#227
It is interesting he is saying this when he was dead set against Bernie Sanders
AZProgressive
Apr 2021
#89
Great comeback, you already proved being full of it bec your district is not for defunding police
caber09
Apr 2021
#224
Sad, you are begging, I accept your unconditional surrender, enjoy your safe suburb
caber09
Apr 2021
#228