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harumph

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16. No, she's not wrong technically. Tariffs have their limited place.

Reply to Passages (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 09:34 AM

Apr 2025

But the interaction with Trump was BADLY played. So BAD that it would give any Democrat pause when considering her for higher office. The Democratic party is infested with people who want to 'tack to the middle,' as if the 'middle' isn't some intangible
location where progressive or even modest left-of-center dreams go to die, but our MSM sells as bipartisanship.

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A 'disaster': Gretchen Whitmer's talk on tariffs and meeting with Trump anger fellow Democrats [View all] SunSeeker Apr 2025 OP

"Disaster" seems like an understatement. madaboutharry Apr 2025 #1

She apparently was there to show they share common ground on tariffs. SunSeeker Apr 2025 #2

Post removed Post removed Apr 2025 #3

Just wondering how many of her own toes she blew off . . . . hatrack Apr 2025 #4

I see this as groveling to the king alarimer Apr 2025 #5

She and her team have been exposed as total lightweights BeyondGeography Apr 2025 #6

Ughhh RJ-MacReady Apr 2025 #7

Well, if she had been planning to run for higher office she just deep sixed it. Vinca Apr 2025 #8

Being made to stand there while he signed those EOs of Attainder was a career killer Prairie Gates Apr 2025 #9

Whitmer lost her mind and went Fetterman. Hey Gretch, no one likes Fetterman anymore. Wingus Dingus Apr 2025 #10

+1000. Enough of these wimpy, trump-accommodating "Democrats"! (nt) Paladin Apr 2025 #17

She was not wrong. Passages Apr 2025 #11

No, she's not wrong technically. Tariffs have their limited place. harumph Apr 2025 #16

I don't agree. Corp media is predictable on this kind of thing and then Dems Passages Apr 2025 #18

Didn't his goons try to kidnap her? malaise Apr 2025 #12

Trump will thank her tomorrow newdeal2 Apr 2025 #14

Can't believe I read something about this yesterday and missed yorkster Apr 2025 #13

Weird. jalan48 Apr 2025 #15

Disaster is an understatement pinkstarburst Apr 2025 #19

When she got on the plane, Depression 2025 was on. Kid Berwyn Apr 2025 #20

I have generally approved of her, in particular her views on energy, which are consistent with my own, but... NNadir Apr 2025 #21