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Hudson E Baldwin lll's avatar

Not demanding honest brokers as nominees, the advocacy of best policy practice and only best policy bracket along with a platform that represents only the best interest of the people, certainly has consequences....... we are the victims of our own svengali. I would hope we have learned our lesson. We must offer the possibility of good governance. We have failed to do since Jimmy Carter.

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Ralph Rosenberg's avatar

thank you Hudson. I agree. We may not need a Svengali, we do need someone to work some magic into strategy and messaging.

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Hudson E Baldwin lll's avatar

A mass epiphany of the electorate?

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Hudson E Baldwin lll's avatar

Smart money is on a giant asteroid......😜

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Ralph Rosenberg's avatar

Once someone is elected, it is like you receive an infusion of ambition. Bi-partisan, just like the platelets I donate are non-partisan. When ideals encounter ambition is when the rubber meets the road. When ideas and ambition face the bullying of fellow R's, you have a choice to make.

I believe politicians have kitchen cabinets, from local to national offices. I don't know who serves in her inner circle, but they are the ones who would ask how much is re-election worth to you.

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Ralph Rosenberg's avatar

David Brooks on advice to Democrats on defending productive, effective and compassionate programs vs. the status quo. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/brooks-and-capehart-on-the-dismissal-of-trumps-federal-cases

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Chris Henning's avatar

Good LTE Ralph. Are you sharing with PRO 24 folks?

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Kathi Zimpleman's avatar

If only Joanie had even a simple understanding of what she is doing. She doesn’t-more’s the pity.

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