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In reply to the discussion: Midterm Enthusiasm Softens Among Democratic Voters [View all]barbtries
(28,787 posts)15. i just can't right now.
as much as i feel i should, i'm taking off this year. NEXT year is the mid-terms. I'll be fired up and ready to go then.
I wish we had UK-style campaigns. You campaign for 6 weeks, have the election, then you govern until it's time for another election. What we do in the US is fucking insane. this forever campaign shit wears me out. I'm sure I would be counted among the softened here, but I'm just biding my time.
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Don't you think it is important to know the truth? If in fact that survey is telling us what is
Escurumbele
Jul 2021
#21
Ds can well afford a break from politics NOW so we can be juiced for next year.
Sibelius Fan
Jul 2021
#16
End the filibuster tomorrow, and Democratic enthusiasm for the midterms
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Jul 2021
#17
If Democrats would turn out for offyear elections, the filibuster wouldn't matter.
marble falls
Jul 2021
#19
You can't deny a landslide, not even a Democratic landslide. All we have to do is swamp the ...
marble falls
Jul 2021
#35
I Would Walk Through 1,000 Miles Of Burning Forest Fires To Vote Against Republicans
DanieRains
Jul 2021
#27