u/jonasnew

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How come a progressive didn't go up against Brendan Boyle?

As a Philadelphia native, while I'm happy that Chris Rabb won, it also makes me sad that I'm stuck in Brendan Boyle's district as he's clearly an establishment Dem. that has officially been endorsed by AIPAC. Also, my aunt and uncle have had personal issues with Boyle. Therefore, I can't understand why a progressive didn't challenge Boyle given the fact that there were other establishment Dem incumbents who were being challenged by a more progressive candidate. Why do you think it was that nobody challenged Boyle in the primary?

PS- For those of you who've noticed me complaining on Reddit many times about how people are holding the Democrats responsible for the awful things Trump has done due to them blaming the Dems for why Trump won the election to begin with, what I discussed above proves that I'm not a fan of the establishment faction of the Democrat party despite my complaints. I mention this since people have accused me of supporting the establishment faction as a result of this. The reasons to why I'm bothered that folks are going so far as to hold the Dems responsible for what Trump has done is because one, SCOTUS and McConnell are clearly more deserving of blame than the Dems for why Trump won the election, and two, even if the Dems are the most deserving of blame for the 2024 election, Trump still had the choice to not do all these awful things but chose to do them.

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u/jonasnew — 22 hours ago

Do you even believe the Democrats are responsible for why Trump and the GOP could pull it off with their gerrymandering scheme?

Throughout Trump's second presidency, I've asked you all if you consider the Democrats responsible for all the horrific things Trump did, due to you all blaming them for why Trump won the election. Now, thanks to recent court decisions, it seems Trump and the Republicans could even pull it off with their gerrymandering scheme to the point where they keep the House majority. With that said, for those of you who blame the Dems for Trump's win, do you even seriously believe they're responsible for why Trump and the GOP could succeed with their gerrymandering scheme?

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u/jonasnew — 6 days ago

Regarding Trump's Gerrymandering Scheme

Remembering how some of you blame the Democrats for why Trump won the 2024 election, I have to ask. Do you seriously even believe the Democrats are responsible for why Trump and the Republicans may pull it off with their gerrymandering scheme to the point where they keep their House majority in the fall?

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u/jonasnew — 6 days ago

How will the SCOTUS justices vote in the Redistricting Referendum Case?

Like many folks, I don't think the Virginia Democrats' appeal to SCOTUS regarding the redistricting referendum will go in their favor, unfortunately. However, I'm curious to know how you all think the justices will vote on this. Do you see all three liberals dissenting, do you see only Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting, or do you believe that even KBJ will go against the VA Dems on this matter?

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u/jonasnew — 8 days ago