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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
Thursday

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 Thursday #1
What powers that be??? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #2
'conventional wisdom' (meaning averge joe discussion) carrying much the same message ... stopdiggin Thursday #9
Thanks SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #21
that's because you misinterpreted what was said. stopdiggin Thursday #24
Sorry SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #25
There are none BannonsLiver Thursday #10
Well, there's Ricky, and Josephine and Harold... Fiendish Thingy Thursday #19
Vague answer SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #22
She did some stuff recently that may make a primary run difficult. LeftInTX Thursday #4
Trump ambushed her with a photo op in the Oval Office Fiendish Thingy Thursday #5
About that hug ... Whitmer risks backlash from Democrats as she embraces Trump in Michigan Celerity Thursday #13
YEP....that's the pic Celerity democratsruletheday Thursday #27
Golly, can I get the winning numbers for the next powerball? BannonsLiver Thursday #7
It's absolutely true FT...... democratsruletheday Thursday #26
The sting of Harris' loss was still there when displacedvermoter Thursday #3
I understand why she did what she did fujiyamasan Thursday #8
I'm okay with this - and, frankly would like to see a lot more in similar vein. - - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Thursday #6
I am fine with this. Celerity Thursday #11
I would have given her serious consderation Torchlight Thursday #12
Good. WestMichRad Thursday #14
Eh, she hasn't been a standout in her 2nd term BluenFLA Thursday #15
I wish she would have run for Peter's open Senate seat Kaleva Thursday #16
Yes, that would have avoided this huge mess fujiyamasan Thursday #20
I agree that R's have a good chance at aging a Senate seat in Michigan Kaleva Thursday #23
I think she'll be high on the list of VP candidates if she's interested Buckeyeblue Thursday #17
Did any one ask you to? MineralMan Thursday #18
I like her, so I am sorry to hear this. Passages Thursday #28
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