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sharedvalues

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Thu Dec 6, 2018, 09:22 PM Dec 2018

"No Labels is slick, and I got duped" - Mark Pocan (D-WI)



https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-no-labels-mark-pocan_us_5c06b110e4b0cd916fb0b042#pq=bgnypy


Worse, this past week I’ve read a few articles regarding what No Labels has been up to in the last couple of years.

First, the organization spent almost twice as much helping re-elect Republicans as it spent helping Democrats. Second, reporters reviewed email correspondence that showed No Labels contemplating a plan to attack Pelosi and use her leadership as a wedge to divide congressional Democrats. And third, it’s clear that No Labels never had any meaningful ultimatums or demands on rules for leadership during eight years of a Republican-led House, or over the last four years of a Republican-led Senate. No Labels only has challenges for Democratic leadership in the House, specifically, for our next speaker, Nancy Pelosi.




Also Bruce Bartlett, former Reagan advisor and one of the smartest commentators on politics today:




That's because No Labels is a Republican front designed to sucker moderates and Democrats into supporting Republican policies.


Previous threads on No Labels
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016221220
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10023828634
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"No Labels is slick, and I got duped" - Mark Pocan (D-WI) (Original Post) sharedvalues Dec 2018 OP
Snap! And, who is in there?.. Kathleen Cha Dec 2018 #1
+1 sharedvalues Dec 2018 #2
You're Cha Dec 2018 #3
They seemed kind of easy to see through right from the beginning, in my opinion. NBachers Dec 2018 #4
K&R betsuni Dec 2018 #5
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