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36. That's a good question and a valid one

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 04:59 PM

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Unfortunately, the corporate media has such a double standard for Dems that they have to be both perfect and extremely consistent to break through. Any little consistency will be picked apart, and if Dems are not all "singing from the same hymnbook", THAT will be the story. So, that being said, I think we should keep it extremely simple. How about "Whose side are you on?" Lends itself to whatever topic is being discussed whether it's the economy, inflation, immigration, education, tariffs, labor, the environment, etc.

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