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FBaggins

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2. No surprise there

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 11:51 AM

Mar 2019

Existing organizations, both by design and as a natural outgrowth of their existence, will always favor defending their existing members over looking for new members.

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House Democrats Move to Hobble Primary Challengers [View all] brooklynite Mar 2019 OP

Would we have AOC had this policy been in place in 2018? jalan48 Mar 2019 #1

The policy WAS in place in 2018 FBaggins Mar 2019 #3

The OP says this is a new policy. jalan48 Mar 2019 #6

It may be a new policy, but it was already in place in practise. Remember Laura Moser last summer- KPN Mar 2019 #8

The specific implementation may be new FBaggins Mar 2019 #16

No, we wouldn't. bluescribbler Mar 2019 #4

Yes, we would... brooklynite Mar 2019 #5

No surprise there FBaggins Mar 2019 #2

That's just part of the story. Some Democrats are progressive only on social issues, but less KPN Mar 2019 #9

So the sabotage of progressives continues. Sorry fellow DUers, that's the way this strikes me. KPN Mar 2019 #7

Most of the new Democratic members of congress are moderate, many flipping Republican districts question everything Mar 2019 #14

I'm talking about non and 3rd party voters. KPN Mar 2019 #17

My strategy also. TryLogic Mar 2019 #18

I lulz'd KG Mar 2019 #10

I find this somewhat disturbing. ananda Mar 2019 #11

Mixed feelings - this policy is both good and bad groundloop Mar 2019 #12

Or....do we want a seat filled by a Progressive Democrat or given back to a Repug because theophilus Mar 2019 #13

I do not like this. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #15

Sounds like stacking the deck. Sounds anti democratic. Sounds like manipulation. TryLogic Mar 2019 #19

This is understandable. House Democrats don't want to lose the majority because "real Progressives" SFnomad Mar 2019 #20

Locking... DonViejo Mar 2019 #21