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beastie boy

(9,231 posts)
13. The title of the thread is actually a headline of the article. I didn't write it.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 02:42 PM
Jul 2020

It has to do with primary elections in NJ. It may not meet with your approval, but it is an accurate description of what happened there. And while these results are welcome by the vast majority of the Democrats, myself included, the defeat of the candidates you call progressive to the exclusion of most progressives, doesn't make the defeated progressives dangerous. It makes them defeated. Nor does their defeat make the victors devious. Just as I respect the primary results in Jamaal Bowman's and AOC's districts, you should respect primary results in NJ without implying menace. It is the will of the voters, and I hope you have no objections over that.

Not surprising. stopbush Jul 2020 #1
"Establishment" Democrats are still winning at an over 90% rate, which tells me... George II Jul 2020 #2
Ah, yes, I had forgotten I'm an Establishment Democrat. LakeArenal Jul 2020 #4
I haven't changed in about 30+ years, but now I'm an Establishment Democrat. George II Jul 2020 #16
Good news. murielm99 Jul 2020 #3
Of course they did. We all know that liberals are always wrong: like health insurance for all BComplex Jul 2020 #5
Which 'establishment Democrats' don't want those things? comradebillyboy Jul 2020 #6
The title of the post:New Jersey incumbents steamroll progressive challengers in primaries BComplex Jul 2020 #9
It is. Doesn't automatically make it a bad thing. beastie boy Jul 2020 #15
Yes. NJ incumbents are "Liberal Democrats" George II Jul 2020 #17
I don't know what you have against liberals. I love Booker! beastie boy Jul 2020 #7
Steamrolling progressives is not my idea of a good idea. BComplex Jul 2020 #10
The title of the thread is actually a headline of the article. I didn't write it. beastie boy Jul 2020 #13
Cory Booker is a popular national figure RhodeIslandOne Jul 2020 #18
Establishment liberals are opposed to these things? Who knew!? brooklynite Jul 2020 #8
Then what are these "PROGRESSIVES" so dangerous for? BComplex Jul 2020 #11
The last time I checked we were running against Republicans... brooklynite Jul 2020 #14
I mean the Donald Norcross South Jersey machine lost big time in the Primary liskddksil Jul 2020 #12
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