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Listen y'all, I know there are a ton of you who are anxious about Johnson...but here's the thing, don't be. Use that anxious energy to do activism RIGHT NOW, and to do get out the vote RIGHT NOW! This ain't the time to be Eeyoring, or being afraid of our shadows. This is the time we play for
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keeps at this very moment. Yes we know we've needed a speaker, but think about the Republicans in swing districts who voted for Johnson who didn't even answer a question about his denial of the 2020 election, and his seditious efforts to overturn said election. They now have to answer to the
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Democratic voters and actually come out to say why they voted for Mike Johnson when his red flags are just as big and bright as Jim Jordan's is, and most of the other GOP's are. Where the Democrats have come through for Jefferies in multiple votes, the GOP took this long to get this long. McHenry
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and Emmer both were qualified candidates, but Johnson will fast find the reality is that he too will need the Democrats, and he cannot play fast and loose, because that will be his downfall. Remember my earlier thread, do not be afraid, or anxious of Johnson. Use this energy now to get people
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registered to vote, and to take them to and from voting places through election day, not only this fall, but every spring and fall. Also make sure to be vetting candidates to make sure that nobody like Tricia Cotham ever again can run for office as a disguised democrat. Yes, Johnson is not exactly
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the right kind of person for the job, and I have a feeling he'll have the same holy hell rained on him as McCarthy had. Remember all it takes is one pipe bomb thrower like Gaetz to cause this kind of chaos. Either way it's not for us to be scared, or worry. It's up to us to fight. After all, it
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makes it quite clear who the GOP are still in the tank for, and it makes it also quite clear on what our job and objectives are. Let's not lose sight of the fact that this year we have very important elections in PA, Ohio, VA, and NJ (etc). We also have to start running for and winning local
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offices with the same zeal as presidential elections as Dems and indies. Make this pledge that there will be no more off-year elections, instead treat all elections like presidential elections and get involved. Being Eeyore won't help you, but being a warrior will help you tremendously.
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Most bluntly, Remember the words from the late Dennis Green who was the head coach of the Cardinals in the late 2000s...don't let 'em off the hook!
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