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usonian

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14. Try electing a 43-year-old. NOBODY would go for it.

Reply to PeaceWave (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2024, 06:34 PM

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Should we just hand control of the Party over to AOC? [View all] PeaceWave Wednesday OP

I haven't heard that one yet. ornotna Wednesday #1

No SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #8

I don't believe we should scuttle everything to please Gen Z bucolic_frolic Wednesday #2

You aren't really listening Cirsium Wednesday #3

But that's the point SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #13

This ThePartyThatListens Yesterday #46

I don't believe those KT2000 Wednesday #4

Won't be long before we see posts awesomerwb1 Wednesday #5

What are your suggestions? SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #7

A pizza? Celerity Wednesday #23

Toppings? SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #29

Swedish kebabpizza 🍕 Celerity Wednesday #30

How about the The Madcap Wednesday #16

So we should stick with the leaders who lost SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #6

Which sort of ignores the question of whether there will be a Democratic party in 2 years 0rganism Wednesday #9

Spoiler alert: if we did, the same forces of propaganda that got them to stop on a dime and hate Hillary, Pelosi, etc. W_HAMILTON Wednesday #10

"They" Cirsium Wednesday #20

Those that claim they will happily support Democrats if we only bend over backwards to appease them... W_HAMILTON Sunday #36

oh, those wankers Cirsium Sunday #37

Why do you assume the observation is driven by "hatred" ? It's just an observation. Hekate Sunday #39

Intense dislike? Cirsium Monday #41

De-rec. NT Celerity Wednesday #24

Spoiler alert: Those forces are already at work in this thread. Iggo Wednesday #25

Spot on. The real issue with running a woman for POTUS is a national case of reeking misogyny Hekate Sunday #38

She's a fighter... lame54 Wednesday #11

Sweet Jesus, that is not what young people are asking for. Galraedia Wednesday #12

Personally claudette Wednesday #27

Try electing a 43-year-old. NOBODY would go for it. usonian Wednesday #14

OK by me. Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #15

Okay, let's run Joe Biden again for 2028 SunImp Wednesday #17

Sure, I'm good with that. She's young, healthy and very intelligent. Autumn Wednesday #18

well, she'd have to count votes, trade horses, and win. thebigidea Wednesday #19

2 things Trenzalore Wednesday #21

Couldn't be any worse than what radicalleft Wednesday #22

Absolutely not claudette Wednesday #26

Did you have a point? dpibel Wednesday #28

I'm not sure she could do any worse after the November performance of so called veteran pols. BannonsLiver Wednesday #31

No JustAnotherGen Wednesday #32

Thank you for naming some alternatives. PeaceWave Thursday #34

You know, the Democratic caucus, or the Democratic National Committee, Seeking Serenity Wednesday #33

We need leaders who are willing to step up and be bold in their defense of constitutional democracy. lees1975 Thursday #35

I think your OP subject line kinda sucks.... as there appears no chance Jack Valentino Monday #40

Um... Young people went hard for Donnie Blue_Tires Yesterday #42

'Young people went hard for Donnie' is not a factual claim when they are measured in toto. Celerity Yesterday #43

Now show me the white dudes... Blue_Tires Yesterday #44

AP Votecast numbers for white and black males (all ages), and then 18-44yo white and black males Celerity Yesterday #45

White folks screwed us 😔 Blue_Tires Yesterday #49

In 2022 DeepWinter Yesterday #47

One thing for sure the republican lite Blue Full Moon Yesterday #48