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Aviation Pro

(14,936 posts)
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 03:53 PM Saturday

The energy was awesome today, but it's not enough

We must take this momentum and turn it into flipping the House and Senate next year. This is the only way to ensure that the dumpster fire regime comes to a grinding halt. And the Senate needs to be more than the bare minimum of 51 to prevent the fellow traveler Fetterman from becoming a Manchin.

The Democratic leadership needs to go all in with this energy and not succumb to “milquetoasting.”

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The energy was awesome today, but it's not enough (Original Post) Aviation Pro Saturday OP
Yeah but the crowd today grew 3x from last time gLlTCH5150 Saturday #1
Indeed it did Aviation Pro Saturday #2
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #6
I totally agree........... MyOwnPeace Saturday #3
I hear you, and yet. . . ariadne0614 Saturday #4
Thank you GenThePerservering Saturday #5

MyOwnPeace

(17,392 posts)
3. I totally agree...........
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 03:59 PM
Saturday

Those out there on the streets are not the ones in the government chambers casting the votes - and we need a strong tide in ‘26 to get those votes. Right now trump is only worried about where to golf next and ALL of the Republicans are too afraid of him to actually consider doing the ‘right thing!’

ariadne0614

(2,065 posts)
4. I hear you, and yet. . .
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 04:17 PM
Saturday

I was taught to consider using “and” instead of “but”, which can have the effect of negating the first phrase. I’m sure it wasn’t your intention to diminish today’s NoKings protests.

GenThePerservering

(3,138 posts)
5. Thank you
Sat Oct 18, 2025, 05:22 PM
Saturday

Tired of reading the sad trombone posts.

This is a long haul, not an immediate-gratification exercise. We keep going through thick and thin. That's how wars are won.

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