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I hate the Democratic Party right now. I self-identify as Democrat, but I loath them right now. Where are the firebrand like Gaetz and Taylor-Green who just keep shouting for their disgusting, disturbing, dimwit causes. The have Ocasio-Cortez that I can name. Where is "The Squad?" In all honesty, I don't think Durbin is going to run again for Illinois Senate and if I don't seem like any of the potential choices are willing to actually step up and defend our Republic, this former Marine and Illinois resident will. This is the talk you are wanting to here from US Citizens, no?

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I feel much the same. There are some outspoken voices who nonetheless get muted by the press & their own party: the aforementioned Jasmine Crockett & AOC, along with Rashida Tlaib, Jamie Raskin, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Merkley, Ro Khanna & Pramila Jayapal. But even from them I'm not seeing the brave action necessary to insist on recounts of suspect election results & to prevent the constitutionally ineligible Trump from his hostile takeover of this country just to destroy it on behalf of his master Putin.

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Oh, and to be clear, if possible, I would dump the Democratic Party for a Consensus Movement Party in a heartbeat. I have no loyalty to them. They are just a means to an end.

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We need to get rid of the electoral college first. No 3d party will ever get traction without this step.

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This is the time to form & build a 3rd party to the left of the Democratic Party to replace it as rival to the Republicans. I had hoped it would be replacing an imploded Republican Party (but still to the left of the Democrats), but if not them, then the other wing of the corporatist Duopoly.

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