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In reply to the discussion: This Democratic leader just went off on the 'woke' left [View all]Cha
(297,655 posts)132. Actually her post makes excellent sense..
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Blindness to giant, existential battles is the opposite of smart citizenship also.
Hortensis
Aug 2021
#134
It's not "intra-party" if some of them don't even consider themselves Democrats
robbedvoter
Aug 2021
#48
The most disappointing thing about the Turner loss is her "trump-like" concession speech
JohnSJ
Aug 2021
#2
Yes. I believe Maya would have been an excellent mayor. Perhaps future elective office?
hlthe2b
Aug 2021
#17
'defund the police', does not need to be 'weaponized'. It is already a weapon - waiting to be fired
empedocles
Aug 2021
#26
Sorry, but Maya came in 3rd. Garcia wa second with 0.8% difference from Adams.
robbedvoter
Aug 2021
#50
I don't know if I heard the whole thing, but in what I saw she didn't congratulate Brown....
George II
Aug 2021
#79
Yes! We need to support our dem leaders and stop with the arm chair comments!!
PortTack
Aug 2021
#51
Never pay attention to anything after the words "extreme (or far) left"
-misanthroptimist
Aug 2021
#15
You're very welcome. It matches perfectly the post to which I was responding.
NurseJackie
Aug 2021
#53
Oh, honey! This has nothing to do with reading comprehension. I understood that post perfectly...
NurseJackie
Aug 2021
#60
If the word "far left" bothers you then how do you square that with your insulting words...
Budi
Aug 2021
#90
Lobbing personal debasing insults via those who Do Have Disabilities is not acceptable, ...
Budi
Aug 2021
#93
Wow! This how you address those with Actual 'reading comprehension' issues or learning disabilities?
Budi
Aug 2021
#73
last 30 years we let the right define what and who is too far left for america - using limbaugh and
certainot
Aug 2021
#43
CNN has to stir the pot, it was only a matter of when Chris the Lizard would write a poke article
Historic NY
Aug 2021
#18
"The extreme left is obsessed with talking trash about mainstream Democrats on Twitter"
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#21
There's talking trash and there's criticism. And there's constructive critcism, and criticism for
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#55
Whether something is trash talking or constructive criticism is often in the eye of the beholder
StarfishSaver
Aug 2021
#63
We see what goes on on social media, we do not see the conversations in the hallways
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2021
#66
I do know for a fact that a lot of the people who do this kind of "mobilizing" on social media
StarfishSaver
Aug 2021
#70
Funny how the "woke left" can go off all they want on fellow Democrats, but when anyone pushes back,
StarfishSaver
Aug 2021
#32
And yet, the Progressive Caucus has 95 members, who will not be ignored
Fiendish Thingy
Aug 2021
#38
We shall see - it will only take 6 members of the Progressive Caucus to kill the bipartisan bill
Fiendish Thingy
Aug 2021
#45
As I noted upthread, Rep. Jeffries is a member of the Progressive Caucus.
OilemFirchen
Aug 2021
#115
The point will be made when the bipartisan bill does/does not come to the floor for a vote. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Aug 2021
#164
It is a matter of opinion but looking at the last two presidential election
CentralMass
Aug 2021
#40
"woke left" is not the same as the extreme left; "woke left" is much larger. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2021
#61
Eric Adams was on Bill Maher last week. He's SUPER impressive. I can definitely see him running
beaglelover
Aug 2021
#88
The extreme left has ALWAYS been obsessed with talking trash about mainstream Democrats.
Hortensis
Aug 2021
#99