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Old 10-16-2017, 12:51 PM
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... I think both major parties have been hijacked by organizations and individuals whose narrow interests don't represent the "average working stiff", and haven't represented those interests for years.
Pretty sure the GOP has never represented workers' interests and the Dems haven't for decades.
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Old 10-17-2017, 10:54 AM
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Serious question: do you actually believe this is still the case? When the party's leading contributors are hedge fund managers, investment firms, and left - of - center PAC's whose agendas don't typically align with "the average working stiff"?

Frankly, I think both major parties have been hijacked by organizations and individuals whose narrow interests don't represent the "average working stiff", and haven't represented those interests for years.
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Old 10-17-2017, 11:19 AM
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There is a possibility the Democrat party may be the lesser of two evils, but that won't change my independent status.
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