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DanTex

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23. Depends what you mean by "support concessions", but I would say yes.

Fri Aug 4, 2017, 08:45 AM

Aug 2017

If a Democrat that supports tax breaks for corporations (or something else) is running against a Republican that is worse in every way, then I would vote for the Democrat despite the fact that I don't support more tax breaks for corporations.

Also, if the only way to win in a red state or red district is by running candidates with positions to the right of mine, be it on taxes or whatever, then I support doing that.

The tough part, of course, is knowing whether the concessions are actually necessary to win races, and what those concessions are.

But at the end of the day, if I am given the choice between winning with a non-pure candidate and losing with a pure candidate, I chose winning.

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If we can not hold people accountable DK504 Aug 2017 #26

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