re: #37 dangerman

only because the DNC cheated him of victory

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that and he got less votes
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Well, when both these factors go against you, what can you do?

re: #39 Targetpractice

We’re not calling for excommunication, we’re seeking an act of contrition. Some small acknowledgment that they have sinned and seek forgiveness for it, not simply welcoming them back into the fold while assuring them that their “best intentions” were understandable.

In theory, perhaps: in (political) reality, probably a pretty bad strategy.
The upcoming elections are a midterm: 435 local elections and 34 statewide ones: while approval/disapproval of the Administration is an unavoidable background to all of them, the last thing the Democrats need, as the default Opposition, is to turn off ANY potential voters. And - whatever one might think of the principle of the thing - demanding any sort of “contrition” from the electorate (outside of what votes they cast in the secrecy of the ballot-box) is probably a sure loser. I have a feeling enough Trump/Republican voters from the last election are suffering from “buyer’s remorse” to shift to a creditable Democrat in the next one. Doing anything - ANYTHING - to turn them off is likely to prove political suicide. And if means swallowing one’s snark and (however grudgingly) embracing the old “let’s look forward, not back” pitch (at least as far as a national strategy), so be it: we can mock the Trumpista fools later (post-impeachment?)….

ADD: but not to forget the apathetic/disinterested stay-at-homes, either: I do agree with the commenters above, that inspiring the non-voters will be a major component of a “blue wave” in November - we can only hope it makes the difference between a “blue wave” and a “blue tsunami”.