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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking on CNN: Dems Stay Defiant on Health Care Demands As Shutdown Looms
That's CNN's "take" for what it's worth. Just posting as a contrast to other reports I've seen about Dems "caving."
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Breaking on CNN: Dems Stay Defiant on Health Care Demands As Shutdown Looms (Original Post)
senseandsensibility
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hlthe2b
(111,526 posts)1. When's the "drop dead" date/time?
Maru Kitteh
(30,734 posts)2. They absolutely must.
Prairie Gates
(6,367 posts)3. If Dems fold here, the entire party will collapse
And Trump knows it.
Gut check time for all Dems. Hold the line or surrender everything.
ImNotGod
(1,168 posts)4. Yes, We The People will not be very inspired to back a party of poodles, all bark, no bite
lets hope they bite some fascist ass and stand their ground like our lives depend on it which it does.
BigmanPigman
(53,863 posts)5. ALL Dems should be out there telling the truth
We must be more vocal in our messaging!!!
MarineCombatEngineer
(16,039 posts)6. Why that can't be,
I just read, right here on DU, that Schumer and Jeffries were going to cave, with the word cave being capitalized.
https://democraticunderground.com/100220684326