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FascismIsDeath

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3. Every candidate needs a platform to state their views. But without enough Senators to prosecute...

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 06:15 PM

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...we are stuck with Trump (or Vance if nature has its way) until January 2029 at the earliest. So the most realistic thing they can run on, and by realistic, I mean shit they can ACTUALLY get done, gumming up the works and being a check and balance on the Trump admin is really the only thing we can offer until we have regime change.

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