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Jennifer Champion's avatar

Your vents are the best kind! Love your finalè on this one ☝️!

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Jennifer Champion's avatar

Awesome break song!

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VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

I would suggest that if the democrats took most of Bernie Sanders points and ran with them it would improve turnout. He knows that the workers represent most of the population and they are fed up with getting low wages whilst the bosses they work for buy their second yacht or jet plane! This is not the 1800's where you had to take them saying NO when you ask for "more please sir." They need to pay a higher tax. They need to know that they are not being fair. If necessary call for a general strike to show them who's responsible for them to be ultra-rich! Also if other countries with a lower GDP can give FREE universal health care then there's no reason the USA can't. They have a president making money hand over fist in his position, not for the people but for himself, his family and his ultra-rich friends. Democrats need to get those figures front and centre and campaign on them! To not do so lets the kleptocracy continue. The technology contracts trump is handing out are mostly benefitting the bottom line of those people GETTING THEM. The government is selling them your data and making it possible for them to use it in the future to influence even more in the ordinary persons life that they have a right to.

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VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

Your comments are so true Shasti. The dems don't tell the public exactly what they are doing and have done for the Americans. Then trump jumps in and changes the message so that he can get rid of the positivity of what has happened. The dems have to understand that they cannot get at least 30% of trumps backers but if they concentrate on talking to the other 70% they can makes a difference in both that section and enforce those that are already on board regardless. Making sure that people feel a real NEED to vote because to sit it out will make politics radical. The republicans have shown what can happen when we don't heed these signs. Also it's a bottom up race. Take part in the local elections. At this time in history we have to make sure that the local people who run the ballot counts have an overwhelming democrat members to stop the republicans fixing it in their favour. That you have people in those roles that won't admit that trump lost in 2020 is something that should scare us into voting for people in those roles that can at least admit that!

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Carol H.'s avatar

Dear Qasim, I love your nuanced perspective on empathy. It helps me stand strong. My current protest sign is "Empathy is our Superpower." I also really appreciate your emphasis on Justce. Empathy and Justice. Firm ground to stand on. Thank you for your wisdom.

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debra's avatar

I think the answer to all three of your Qs is the same: get money out of politics and primary anyone who supports genocide or is addicted to $$$$$$$$$$. DC might become a ghost town for a while, but it will be a lot easier to re-build with the best people with humanistic goals.

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Betty's avatar

I will vote for a democrat any day of the week before I vote for a republican. Unlike there’s something better and right now there is Not!

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Expert Level Bummer's avatar

Please, for the love of whatever you hold sacred, stop voting for Democrats, who have been openly working with Republicans on a bipartisan basis for the last 40 years to dismantle our rights and legislate away our freedoms. We are never going to get free if we keep limiting our options to the ones selected by white supremacist oligarchy.

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elle vj's avatar

The Republicans have PR shock jocks.. The Democrats have fewer powerful speakers. We need a Steven Colbert or David Letterman to laugh at the absurdities of the Right/Reich. Johny Carson never revealed his liberal politics until very late in his career, but w/o ever mentioning politics he won people over. In general people get worked up when their $$ is affected. It's more difficult for people be political unless they're personally affected.

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Hope's avatar

The party is struggling because far too many Democratic politicians do NOT work for or represent us, the people. They work for their corporate owners. I mean, corporate donors. People are becoming very aware of this. Democrats will see an increase in approval ratings when they actually start to work for and represent us.

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Kenough's avatar

I’ve written to my Washington state reps repeatedly about these issues: listening to and supporting young people, stop supporting Israeli aggression, end citizens united and congressional stock trading. One of my senators takes APIAC money. I’m concerned even if we manage to win in 2026 these festering issues will fail us again.

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Kevin McPartland's avatar

We know who she is and she needs to be primaried.

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Kenough's avatar

Or to change?

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Leah Nelson's avatar

Empathy is Love for humanity. 🙏 Thanks Qasim.

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7thSignSoul's avatar

🚫⛔️ DNR DO-NOTHING- DEMz and the ZioNaziDNC 🚫⛔️

Revolutionary BlackOut has a different take on this A.O.C. 2.0 "democrat"❗️

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Rebecca Richardson's avatar

You are right!!! Mamdani is a star! Why old Schumer and Jeffries and their ilk won't endorse Mamdani is criminal. Are these guys trying to kill the Party???? I am a grass roots donor and I donate plenty to new candidates. We're not talking much more than fifty bucks at a time, but it really adds up, and I'm thinking why legislators like Schumer and Jeffries just turn me off now. We need more people such as Mamdani. He's another AOC, Sanders, Murphy, Newsome, people who will stand strong.

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Leah Nelson's avatar

I think the dems have a low rating because they are incredibly lame in fighting and messaging against this fascist regime.

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7thSignSoul's avatar

INTENTIONALLY lame is a more accurate depiction. MarylandMafiaPrincess and ZioNaziPimpPelosi has zero intention of obstructing ANYTHING israHELL wants~ never has and never will.

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