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I totally reject Teixeira's allegation Biden and Democrats have not moved to the center or constrained extremist elements of the party. What is Biden supposed to do? Excommunicate the squad? What administration policies are supposedly out there in the ozone? Biden is solidly center left. Only neutralizing Manchin and Sinema can enable him to move further leftward.

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I'm very worried about Ruy Texeira's analysis about working class men, who he feels are no longer interested in democracy and don't want to hear Biden talk about preserving democracy. Look, obviously Biden is going to keep promoting democracy, that's his job description. It's what every President should do, so I don't know how to neutralize that. I don't know how to appeal to men's better instincts anymore. I've tried, "maybe don't vote for a rapist" and that obviously doesn't work. We've all tried "your lives would improve with health care and environmental protections" and that doesn't work. Being pro-union doesn't work. Being anti-Communist doesn't work or else the Republicans would all support Ukraine. Supporting the VA doesn't work. Please, men, tell me what you want. Is there anything but tax cuts that can appeal to you?

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