Demand Respect You Have Earned

Democratic candidates have a long, ugly record of ignoring their base to pander to repugs who will never, never NEVER vote for them.

This year, when trumpies are demanding we respect them for their racist, sexist, islamophobic, xenophobic, science-denying, reality-defying stupidity, is past time for Democratic candidates to pay attention to the only ones who can get them elected: Democratic voter

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Right now the most important thing Democratic candidates can do is show respect to their own voters and let them know they hear them and will fight for them.