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Fiendish Thingy

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19. Well, there's Ricky, and Josephine and Harold...

Thu May 28, 2026, 02:09 PM

May 28

No wait, that’s my Mah Jong club.

The PTB include the DNC, who structure and schedule the primaries, the consultants who they fork out big dollars to and the big donors, who will tell the DNC the kinds of candidates they will support.

Certainly, if a woman or POC suddenly captured the public’s attention and enthusiasm, things could change, but as it stands now, I don’t see that happening.

I don’t like it, but it is what it is.

(This isn’t news, and it isn’t just my opinion- lots of “conventional wisdom” pundits and party insiders have been saying this since the last election)

Now, if Ken Martin gets the boot sometime between now and next January, that could signal a shift as well.

We shall see.

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She has seen the writing on the wall Fiendish Thingy May 28 #1

What powers that be??? SocialDemocrat61 May 28 #2

'conventional wisdom' (meaning averge joe discussion) carrying much the same message ... stopdiggin May 28 #9

Thanks SocialDemocrat61 May 28 #21

that's because you misinterpreted what was said. stopdiggin May 28 #24

Sorry SocialDemocrat61 May 28 #25

There are none BannonsLiver May 28 #10

Well, there's Ricky, and Josephine and Harold... Fiendish Thingy May 28 #19

Vague answer SocialDemocrat61 May 28 #22

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It's absolutely true FT...... democratsruletheday May 28 #26

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I am fine with this. Celerity May 28 #11

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Good. WestMichRad May 28 #14

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