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elleng

(136,043 posts) Sat Apr 30, 2022, 12:08 AM Apr 2022

*So Raskin touts himself as a liberal -- and a conservative.

"I love to call myself a conservative, too, because I want to conserve the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the land, the air, the water, the climate system, the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act, the National Labor Relations Act, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid," Raskin said. "Everything that our friends across the aisle seem to want to be tearing down is everything that we want to conserve."'

My conservative member of Congress

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/28/1094288815/two-democratic-progressives-plot-new-ways-to-fight-back-against-republican-gains?

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*So Raskin touts himself as a liberal -- and a conservative. (Original Post) elleng Apr 2022 OP

Rep. Raskin embodies everything good about America. madaboutharry Apr 2022 #1

Republican election commercials in Pa are focused on who hates Biden the most. twodogsbarking Apr 2022 #2

madaboutharry

(41,351 posts)

1. Rep. Raskin embodies everything good about America.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2022, 04:09 AM

Apr 2022

He has suffered so much personally. Rather than become embittered, he is full of love to give to others.

twodogsbarking

(12,228 posts)

2. Republican election commercials in Pa are focused on who hates Biden the most.