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erronis

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1. Sounds like a good idea to research. Stir the pot a bit (or a lot.)

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat May 10, 2025, 04:53 PM

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It's pretty obvious that the ole two-party system is not working that well. Rubber-stamp repugs and too many rubber-kneed Democrats.

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New independent movement wants to deny both parties a House majority [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

Sounds like a good idea to research. Stir the pot a bit (or a lot.) erronis Saturday #1

Funny how every time "disaffected former" Republicans throw themselves into 3rd party efforts, tanyev Saturday #2

Oh, fuck them. DavidDvorkin Saturday #3

Dems can't win BaronChocula Saturday #4

We have to learn the power of fear JustAnotherGen Saturday #17

I think the nazi idea of being humane as weak is, well, ananda Saturday #18

A Cooperacy! BaronChocula Yesterday #26

Right on ananda Yesterday #27

"oppression is disguised as part of the social fabric that is taken for granted as the best way to be.' mdbl Yesterday #29

You know what else strikes me. The loss of law and morality. ananda 23 hrs ago #37

'Elon knows those computer vote tabulators and we won by alot.' travelingthrulife Yesterday #32

Everyone who remembers The New Deal is dead and gone FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #36

You are so right BaronChocula 22 hrs ago #38

Yup, it's No Labels redux Fiendish Thingy Saturday #5

They can eff right off. FalloutShelter Saturday #6

true 3rd party efforts haven't really worked enough, and prior 3rd party efforts were mainly by the repug party SWBTATTReg Saturday #7

A strong 3rd party in Congress would be able to steer the vote on bills up for passage. patphil Saturday #8

Not this stupid shit again JBTaurus83 Saturday #9

Exactly! More republican shit...let's see who's behind this...Russia, jill stein, muskrat? Or all of them PortTack Yesterday #33

A really bad idea. love_katz Saturday #10

Part of me wants to party, part of me wants a lobotomy... littlemissmartypants Saturday #11

Voters should vote Democrats in for more than two terms with a super majority to see what can really be done! chowder66 Saturday #12

There is no dispute I would argue that Independents and people who don't participate in general are where it's at for us Cheezoholic Saturday #13

Fuck that shit! ☝️👌👉 💩 Oopsie Daisy Saturday #14

These are always astro-turf movements designed to benefit republicans PSPS Saturday #15

Here we go again. Because of the horrible job the Republicans are doing Buddyzbuddy Saturday #16

The "rational middle" rears its mythological head. hay rick Saturday #19

There is no more "middle" in the middle Bluetus Yesterday #20

Just another flavor of "both-sidesism". LudwigPastorius Yesterday #21

F*ck them. BadgerMom Yesterday #22

Begin and end with FDR. tirebiter Yesterday #23

This message was self-deleted by its author tirebiter Yesterday #24

Centrists can't win anymore paulkienitz Yesterday #25

Oh, just call it the Let's Scapegoat Democrats (LSD) movement. betsuni Yesterday #28

Interesting that the so-called "focus group" did not call the "r's" the niyad Yesterday #30

I see the libertarians have not gotten any smarter. travelingthrulife Yesterday #31

Yeah this is just what we need (sarcasm) thumper2547 Yesterday #34

Sounds more like Quanto Magnus 23 hrs ago #35

Not Left not Right but Forward airplaneman 22 hrs ago #39