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Ian Thomas's avatar

Wow, I have rarely seen such a thorough evisceration of the Republican agenda. This probably could have been the separate posts, honestly. Well said, though.

I would note that, while far from perfect, the Democrats have only had full control with the 60 senate seats needed to get past the filibuster for 4 months since Carter. Change can’t happen until we get that. 2026 is going to be just as important as this election.

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Charles Bastille's avatar

Thanks a lot. Yeah, it was a bit long, lol.

You're right about the Senate. Dems will be lucky to do 50-50, but I do think the polls are not fully reflecting Kamala's strength. Dems should retake the House, but who knows? Americans don't exactly vote in their bests interests.

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Maryan Pelland's avatar

Long isn't always bad, but the people who could benefit most by considering some of your ideas will never take the time to digest this. Maybe you would think about also posting this in shorter bites? Very valuable.

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Charles Bastille's avatar

Strangely, my longer Substack articles do much better than my short ones. Different kind of readers, I guess, than Medium. My most widely read Substack article was even longer than this.

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