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Progressives enraged as Democrats reportedly privately admit Trump isn't an 'existential threat to democracy'
Fox Neews via MSN ^ | 11 July 2024 | Joseph Wulfsohn

Posted on 07/11/2024 6:16:05 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!

Liberals on social media seethed in reaction to Democratic lawmakers reportedly admitting behind the scenes that former President Trump isn't a "threat to democracy" as their party loudly claims. New York Times columnist Ezra Klein appeared on The Bulwark Podcast Tuesday and revealed what "top Democrats" have told him off the record as they panic over whether they should support or abandon President Biden on their ticket. "People are weighing this set of things. Like, ‘It would be quite unpleasant for me personally to come out against the president as an elected official in the Democratic Party,' and weighing what will happen if Donald Trump wins, and saying, in a revealed preference way, ‘I can live with Donald Trump winning,’" Klein said. "And I've heard people say that to me off the record, to be fair-"

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democracy; threat; trump
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The democrats are totally on their worst foot right now. I can hear the implosions down here in Alabama.
1 posted on 07/11/2024 6:16:05 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: Alas Babylon!

Good. I want those effers to suffer bigly.


2 posted on 07/11/2024 6:17:58 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (In a world of parrots and lemmings, be a watchdog.)
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To: Alas Babylon!

Liberals lie habitually and after a while believe their own lies. Bottom line: Never ever trust a Democrat in any matter small or large.


3 posted on 07/11/2024 6:18:58 AM PDT by allendale
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To: Alas Babylon!

Clearly, the people who are currently making the decisions for “Our Democracy” were not elected by the people.

If We The People were to rise up and give a landslide victory to Donald Trump, winning both the popular vote and in the electoral college, well, such a mandate from the masses would probably destroy “Our Democracy”. Can’t have that.


4 posted on 07/11/2024 6:19:01 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's not "Quiet Quitting" -- it's "Going Galt".)
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To: Alas Babylon!; allendale

Tactical. These guys want to keep their seat, and the DNC is allowing them. They are well aware of how close certain districts are, and are counting on these “revelations” to rally a discouraged base while moderating these district’s representative. You are correct allendale; never trust what a Democrat is saying.


5 posted on 07/11/2024 6:26:32 AM PDT by cport (How can political capital be spent on a bunch of ingrates)
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To: Alas Babylon!

If any one person is a “threat” to democracy,
then what good is it?


6 posted on 07/11/2024 6:32:24 AM PDT by period end of story (Unvaxxed for my protection.)
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To: allendale

When a lefty is unsure whether their lies are true or not is a time to put them on suicide watch.


7 posted on 07/11/2024 6:33:50 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: cport

Democrats need their base to come out and vote. Some may stay home if Biden looks hopeless.


8 posted on 07/11/2024 6:36:51 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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To: Alas Babylon!

Reality hurts. So funny.


9 posted on 07/11/2024 6:37:03 AM PDT by Reno89519 (I'll go out on a limb: Trump & Gabbard 2024 or Trump & Sanders 2024)
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To: allendale

Precisely. The host, Miller, sounds like a maniac. But it’s just,like most libs, he long ago shifted his brain into neutral and just coasts along on whatever the party line is. What I’ve yet to hear, and still hope to, is some lib saying that now that he realizes his been gaslit for years on joes health, wondering what else he’s been lied to about


10 posted on 07/11/2024 6:37:25 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (23 years on Free Republic, 12/10/23! More than 8,000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Alas Babylon!

We dont stand a chance in hell if we arent considered to be an ‘existential threat to democracy’. Thats our main drive and mission! What are we gonna do now?!


11 posted on 07/11/2024 6:44:54 AM PDT by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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Progressives enraged as Democrats reportedly privately admit Trump isn't an 'existential threat to democracy'

Liars admitting the truth, but only in private - will wonders never cease! Maybe lightning will strike twice, and someday we'll see "Democrats reportedly privately admit Putin isn't an 'existential threat to NATO' but refuse to stop the trillion dollar Ukraine gravy train"...

12 posted on 07/11/2024 6:57:00 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: period end of story

Excellent insight.


13 posted on 07/11/2024 6:59:46 AM PDT by berry65
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To: Alas Babylon!

The democrats have nothing except talking points and buzz-words.

Well, they’ve got a well tuned and oiled fraud machine coupled with an army of useful idiots who are acting against their own future interests.


14 posted on 07/11/2024 7:06:00 AM PDT by Cold_Red_Steel
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To: Fester Chugabrew

So do I.


15 posted on 07/11/2024 7:10:36 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Alas Babylon!
This is definitely some tactic. Ezra Klein is a lefty's lefty. He started Journolist, an early online forum for reporters to conspire to shape the news.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JournoList

16 posted on 07/11/2024 7:14:52 AM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: Alas Babylon!

Of course not, but the truth that Trump speaks is an existential threat to the Democrat Party.


17 posted on 07/11/2024 7:22:10 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Trump defeated the entire Philistine Army using the jawbone of an ass, the ass being Joe Biden.)
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To: Alas Babylon!

“Progressives” - just re-branding/re-marketing “Communists”


18 posted on 07/11/2024 7:24:39 AM PDT by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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To: Alas Babylon!
Seems Democrats are already writing 2024 off as a loss and positioning themselves for a clean slate campaign in 2028 freed from Biden and Harris.

Don't get overconfident though. Never underestimate the ability for the GOP to blow a sure thing.

19 posted on 07/11/2024 7:29:10 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Alas Babylon!

It’s a two-way street. There are people on the right who think losing 2024 means the end of democracy. There are people who thought GOP losses in past presidential cycles meant this. People get too wrapped up in the emotions of their party’s presidential campaigns. The one thing to be said for independent voters is they remain clear of this particular delusion.


20 posted on 07/11/2024 7:51:22 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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