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        4 months ago

        The DNC would never give us even a weekend of Bernie. People would love it too much and might even start to believe in their own dignity, then they’d be demanding the rights that have been taken from them for so long and we can’t have all that.

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            4 months ago

            Alas, I already knew he was out this run. Poor guy is ancient, he deserves the a break! But also, the DNC actually won’t let us have a real leftist in power. All the AOC heads better get ready for many years of dissapointment.

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              4 months ago

              The underlying problem here isn’t the DNC; it’s that the progressive faction of the Democratic party is about 1/3 of the Democratic primary voters. That’s what keeps it from being able to choose a presidential candidate