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newdeal2

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12. Agree with 1-2

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2024, 07:11 PM

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Partially with 3. Ideally that’s how it works, but while we have Citizens United that’s not feasible. Elon and the other billionaires proved that they could buy the presidency. Unilaterally disarming doesn’t make sense to me.

But your bigger point remains: Dems need to support some big changes that are easy for voters to remember

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