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MichMan

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36. So, AOC should have never primaried Joe Crowley. right?

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Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:44 PM

11 hrs ago

After all, she had never held elected office before, while he was a ten term incumbent and a Democratic Caucus chair.

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Need new blood yankee87 16 hrs ago #1

Excellent.... anciano 16 hrs ago #2

I will keep an eye on this guy he seems to be sharp. We need new blood if we are to do Autumn 16 hrs ago #3

I look forward to the debates. N/T lapucelle 16 hrs ago #4

There is no reason for Jeffries to waste his time with this guy. tritsofme 15 hrs ago #12

DU is giving 2015-16 vibes. RandySF 15 hrs ago #5

Yeah. And we know what happened in 2016. Callie1979 12 hrs ago #26

It would be better if the effort were spent ATTACKING REPUBLICANS... QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #6

A Democrat is running for the same office another Democrat hold. How is that Autumn 15 hrs ago #8

Oh please. Nice strawman. I never made that argument and you know it. QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #11

It might be stupid to you but not to others. Dems can do more than one thing at a time. Autumn 15 hrs ago #13

No, it's a stupid move. QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #16

We have spent years " attacking Republicans" and keeping some people in office "for their wisdom." Autumn 14 hrs ago #20

This is some Nina Turner level shit and sabotage... QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #21

Nice. You can't come up with a rebuttal so insult me. LOL but now I know Autumn 13 hrs ago #22

How amusing. You think I'm talking about you when I'm not. QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #23

What amusing is you post to me and insult me but expect me to believe your not talking about me ? Autumn 12 hrs ago #25

I have no such expectation that you will believe a conversation with you is not also about you. QueerDuck 3 hrs ago #42

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What about 6+mil who voted Biden leftstreet 10 hrs ago #40

Those are the ones I'm talking about. Has anyone asked them? Callie1979 2 hrs ago #45

Thank you. QueerDuck 2 hrs ago #44

We certainly had a lot of folks who didnt want a primary in 2024 Callie1979 12 hrs ago #27

I don't have a clue. I think primaries are very healthy for our system. Had we had one perhaps Autumn 11 hrs ago #34

I'm about 75% sure we wouldnt. But they wouldve had to have been straight with us Callie1979 2 hrs ago #46

So my opinion (a Brooklyite in a neighboring district) Dorian Gray 11 hrs ago #32

Mahalo, Dorian Gray! I'm way out here across Cha 10 hrs ago #41

A Primary is not an attack. A Primary is how Democracy works. Too bad some don't understand that. Weird. Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #31

Yes it is. Of course it is. It's a way to bloody-up an incumbent... QueerDuck 2 hrs ago #43

I Hope Leader Hakeem Jeffries Wins... Cha 15 hrs ago #7

So, AOC should have never primaried Joe Crowley. right? MichMan 11 hrs ago #36

This has Nothing to do with AOC... I'm taking Cha 11 hrs ago #37

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan 10 hrs ago #39

Whataboutism is a rhetorical tactic used to deflect criticism by responding with a counter-accusation... QueerDuck 1 hr ago #47

I understood the poster's statement as a general opposition to any incumbent facing a primary challenge MichMan 1 hr ago #48

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I think Mamdani is hoping for an endorsement from Jefferies. I don't think he needs it. nt Autumn 15 hrs ago #10

Jeffries did endorse Mamdani, after months of meetings and foot-dragging Celerity 15 hrs ago #14

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I've never seen an election SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #17

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It's grievance shopping SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #19

Hakeem Jeffries will be a great speaker mcar 13 hrs ago #24

Pelosi was a great Speaker, she picked and mentored Jefferies, it is a stupid idea to vote out Jefferies. dem4decades 12 hrs ago #29

especially for his district Dorian Gray 11 hrs ago #33

This guy dropped out of college after one year. To paraphrase Joe Biden, C'mon man. PeaceWave 12 hrs ago #30

And, Pres Obama.... I remember him Cha 11 hrs ago #38

I'll pass on this primary. OAITW r.2.0 11 hrs ago #35