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berksdem

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7. The part that really scares me...

Reply to karynnj (Reply #6)

Thu May 21, 2026, 11:24 AM

22 hrs ago

about the big blue wave is people actually voting. Here in PA we just had our primaries. In my county there was less that 25% of registered voters that actually came out to the polls.

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Here is the autopsy passage that stands out for me. [View all] RandySF 23 hrs ago OP

So Howard Deans 50 state strategy is still a good plan! biophile 23 hrs ago #1

Actually, NOW is the time that following it could have brought gains karynnj 22 hrs ago #6

The part that really scares me... berksdem 22 hrs ago #7

Were there any high level races that were competitive? karynnj 22 hrs ago #8

From Same County modrepub 19 hrs ago #22

Thanks for posting this awesomerwb1 23 hrs ago #2

Seems like language carefully crafted to be vacant of meaning. harumph 23 hrs ago #3

Nobody reads the party platform. RandySF 23 hrs ago #4

At least we have one! ;) nt Shipwack 21 hrs ago #13

Oh they have one, they just don't want it in writing dem4decades 1 hr ago #28

Big donors fight against economic progressives and pollute the party. Tim S 22 hrs ago #5

This, in a nutshell. TheRickles 21 hrs ago #11

+1 leftstreet 21 hrs ago #12

This part is complete bullshit LearnedHand 22 hrs ago #9

I agree. Democratic policies annihilate Republicans on kitchen table issues Martin Eden 22 hrs ago #10

Yes this MustLoveBeagles 21 hrs ago #16

This cowering is the Democratic Party at its worst BaronChocula 20 hrs ago #18

And the next paragraph is BS about how Josh Stein won muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #23

I disagree. Identity politics was from and center Melon 1 hr ago #26

The main point is Republicans have branded caring about marginalized communities as "identity politics" LearnedHand 40 min ago #29

This is what I was hoping for Obama and Biden to do in 2017. question everything 21 hrs ago #14

Exactly. I just posted about the Indiana promary's and how strong the Dem turnout was compared to the repuke Cheezoholic 21 hrs ago #15

Just playing devil's advocate here, but... LudwigPastorius 20 hrs ago #17

The South Dakota Democratic Party no longer has an office. RandySF 20 hrs ago #19

Nothing in the autopsy cites any supporting evidence WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #21

Post removed Post removed 20 hrs ago #20

I hate that the Party cozied up to the oligarchs -- Big Pharma, Big Banks, Big Money, etc Seeking Serenity 18 hrs ago #24

Who orders such a lackluster autopsy? Festivito 1 hr ago #25

Sorry. It's not all about the vaunted ground game and money bucolic_frolic 1 hr ago #27