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7. This is so sad and ro
Sat Apr 23, 2016, 11:06 PM
Apr 2016

but right now he's the only Dem that can hold that seat and so much better than Gardner and the Repug reps. We can never win progressive policies we so much want by sitting out elections and waiting for the perfect progressive. I will contact Bennet immediately as I always do when he takes a stupid position like this one and panders to his conservative constituency and big insurance companies. Sadly we lost Udall by not working hard enough to make sure all the great progressives in Colorado stand up.

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Last "democrat" I ever held my nose to vote for. Autumn Apr 2016 #1
He sounds positively....Clintonian.... n/t n2doc Apr 2016 #2
Truth to tell. He makes Clinton look good. Autumn Apr 2016 #3
Wow, Autumn, you posted what I was thinking. kag Apr 2016 #5
That was really a slap in the face to many of us. Autumn Apr 2016 #6
Ugh DavidDvorkin Apr 2016 #4
This is so sad and ro locks Apr 2016 #7
Yes. DavidDvorkin Apr 2016 #8
Even if I feel like I have to vote for HRC in the GE, Bennet will not get my vote. bluedigger Apr 2016 #9
Make CO A Red State Again is Your Goal? otohara May 2016 #10
CO won't go red pinebox Jun 2016 #12
Who's Running Against Bennet? otohara Jun 2016 #13
I obviously know CO better than you pinebox Jun 2016 #14
Who's threatening? otohara Jun 2016 #15
I'm so new pinebox Jun 2016 #16
OMG otohara Jun 2016 #17
Ya I figured pinebox Jun 2016 #18
He needs to go pinebox Jun 2016 #11
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