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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Tue Oct 26, 2021, 09:44 PM Oct 2021

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DEMOCRATS vote for Democrats in every election. "Democrats" vote in presidential

elections (unless the party nominates a woman).

I'm a DEMOCRAT.

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DEMOCRATS vote for Democrats in every election. "Democrats" vote in presidential (Original Post) Atticus Oct 2021 OP

I see what you did there. nt Raine1967 Oct 2021 #1

Telling people they're not "real" DEMOCRATS isn't likely to improve their political engagement. brooklynite Oct 2021 #2

Your concern is noted. And the purpose of your post is---? nt Atticus Oct 2021 #3

---to point out that we WIN by ENCOURAGING Democrats (and others) to vote... brooklynite Oct 2021 #4

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)

1. I see what you did there. nt

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Tue Oct 26, 2021, 10:19 PM

Oct 2021

brooklynite

(94,302 posts)

2. Telling people they're not "real" DEMOCRATS isn't likely to improve their political engagement.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Tue Oct 26, 2021, 10:24 PM

Oct 2021

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

3. Your concern is noted. And the purpose of your post is---? nt

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 26, 2021, 10:54 PM

Oct 2021

brooklynite

(94,302 posts)

4. ---to point out that we WIN by ENCOURAGING Democrats (and others) to vote...

Reply to Atticus (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 26, 2021, 11:04 PM

Oct 2021

...not by separating "them" from "us".

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