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Total parallel with Manchin in the Senate. The Dem leadership prefers to protect an incumbent for the sake of politics, rather than take a firm position on policy. Disappointing.

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It’s similar to the ’blue wall’ the police use to protect bad cops. We have to be better than this.

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It's a real dilemma. With Manchin (and Sinema) the Dems have quasi control of the Senate. Without them, they have nothing. I'm fearful of what will happen with 2022 midterms!

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What I’m seeing out of the primary voting in Georgia is very encouraging. The numbers are very high.

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Thank you for this particular article. As a progressive Texan (yes there are some of those left) Cuellar is a damn embarrassment, and the actions of “mainstream Democrats” pisses me off. If this fool Cuellar gets re-elected, I fully expect him to change parties.

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I’ve been contributing to Cisneros - hope she pulls off a big win! And I’m canceling my cellular service with ATT as soon as my contract ends 😊

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A lot of other phone services will buy out your old contract if you switch. I'd look into it!

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Thanks, we only have about 6 months left so I'm hoping to capitalize on a transfer of service, probably with Verizon. The carriers usually give really good deals for porting numbers over. Fingers crossed for a new iPhone :-)

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I honestly believe these new PACS are Republicans disguising themselves as mainstream Democrats.

I’ve read about a handful of candidates who are historically Republicans but suddenly registering as & switching to Dem party under “mainstream” umbrella yet their ideas still mimic Repubs.

Unfortunately, many voters are not aware of this & will “vote blue no matter who” without realizing or checking on the details & the candidates are counting on that.

As for Pelosi & other ingrained Dem leaders, this kind of shit is why we need fresh leadership who will not blanket support incumbents. They are primarily interested in getting re-elected, it seems. Not to be crude but by natural life cycle, some of these sept & octogenarians won’t be around to live through the destruction they are creating or allowing. Why do they get to decide a future they won’t have to live in? Time to vote differently!

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To quote my progessive eldest child, "Republicans circle the wagons, Democrats feed on each other."

There is no solidarity in the Democratic party. Lack of messaging is widely condemned, but solidarity is every bit as much of a concern.

Now would be a good time to band together.

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I agree. Democrats will quickly form a circular firing squad to avoid appearing like a hypocrite when it comes to some issue within their party. Republicans hardly care what deplorable things one of theirs does; they are still going to support them for most part. (For example, Cawthorn… He has some idea that RINOS are out to get him but I haven’t seen much dismissal from them publicly at all).

Also, solidarity would also make the messaging a lot easier, because they would all be saying the same things & saturating Soc media - just like Republicans.

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It's disappointing that, presumably, the DCCC and, worse, Speaker Pelosi are in support of Cuellar- particularly for his anti-abortion position. The "big-tent" argument made by Clyburn is weak and unhelpful. Endorsing people who damage the party, big-tent or not, is not forward-thinking or encouraging to younger voters. Party members like Cuellar, Manchin, Sinema do so much harm.

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Many Gen Z's in my youngest's circle (including her) are saying why vote nothing ever changes especially for PoC. I point out David Hogg trying to bring about change. The Democratic Party needs to offer reasons why they should and reach out. The lack of young voters can definately impact midterms. Our young voter should not feel disenfranchised by the past. We need to give them reason to believe that the future can be different and they can bring about change by being part of the process.

(I know the track record isn't encouraging. Its my Gipper speech we need the voters.)

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I just checked on the race between Cisneros and cuellar—still too close to call with over 95% of votes in. I donated the little I can to Cisneros’ campaign though I’m from Florida. Isn’t Cuellar under investigation for something? That sort of thing doesn’t seem to matter. The most recent terrorist attack on schoolchildren in Texas should have voters looking at politicians accepting donations from the NRA, but that doesn’t seem to matter either. What a country.

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You are exactly right

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I'm sorry to say that I feel so sick about this information, that I can't process it in a way that makes any sense. Jim Clyburn! Nancy Pelosi! From these reports, they are both behaving like traitors to all that we progressive, humanitarian voters stand for. Of course, Senators Warren and Sanders are alert to all of these machinations. But, thank you for reporting all of this, Judd, and your wonderful women assistants.

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I communicated my disappointment to Jim Clyburn via his Twitter account. He reads that, and must know that many are not ignoring this dishonorable behavior. I doubt that Nancy Pelosi is reachable--any ideas?

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Priority 1 is keeping the House. Based on her comments, Pelosi is not pushing Cuellar, and Clyburn’s comment about having a big tent for differing opinions could just as easily apply to welcoming Cisneros. I haven’t heard anything Hoyer has said either way. I think they are riding a fence to see what TX voters do today and then they will get behind that candidate.

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