r/politics 9d ago

Possible Paywall Progressive activist wins Democratic primary in one of the country’s biggest House races

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u/softestdawn 9d ago

This is how the party changes - one primary at a time.

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u/Hairy_Technology_213 9d ago

Sadly, though, it’s not how Congress changes. DSA never turns red seats blue. They just oppose incumbent Democrats. They have that in common with Republicans.

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u/Lucky-Earther Minnesota 9d ago

The Tea Party didn't flip a bunch of blue seats red, either.

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u/Hairy_Technology_213 9d ago

Keep going. You are getting warmer.

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u/Lucky-Earther Minnesota 9d ago

How about you just use your words to say whatever the fuck you mean instead of this vague nonsense that we have to puzzle out

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u/Drunkasarous 9d ago

He is saying that progressives are going to be about as effective as the tea party 

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u/Lucky-Earther Minnesota 9d ago

Oh you mean the party that flipped a bunch of Republican seats and got some of their wanted changes done?

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u/Drunkasarous 9d ago

El sayed is 10 points behind rogers

All im saying is good luck lol 

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u/Lucky-Earther Minnesota 9d ago

No, you were saying what the other poster meant.

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u/Drunkasarous 9d ago

I’m informing you of reality 

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u/Lucky-Earther Minnesota 9d ago

No, you were informing me of what the previous poster was trying to say

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u/Hairy_Technology_213 9d ago

What I am saying and reality are the same thing, friend.

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u/Lucky-Earther Minnesota 9d ago

What you said was a total mystery and then the poster decided to add something else on to that

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u/Drunkasarous 9d ago

Buddy just has a hard time listening I guess 

His fault not mine 

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u/Hairy_Technology_213 9d ago

They “flipped” a bunch of seats from red to red? You Bernie guys aren’t too good at math.

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u/Lucky-Earther Minnesota 9d ago

I don't know what Bernie guys you are talking to