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The Way Forward

topcelts

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40. Shadow Cabinet

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2025, 10:47 PM

Mar 10

This Country's Loyal Opposition (currently the Democratic Party} would be better postured and organized if it had a similar "Shadow Cabinet" system as is the case in Britain. Each US Government Department Secretary, would have a counterpart in the opposition; one educated mouthpiece well schooled in that department's issues. Currently there are too many responses to these Dept. heads from different individuals not necessarily on target. We (Democrats) need to show that we have individuals within our ranks who can answer with authority rather than news clip responses easily edited.

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Welcome to "The Way Forward" [View all] EarlG Jan 2025 OP

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Excellent. Thank you. Silent Type Jan 2025 #4

Should PIN this thread, and also the welcome thread the drumpf dump forum JoseBalow Jan 2025 #5

They're getting replies at the moment so they will keep getting kicked to the top EarlG Jan 2025 #7

Every registered D who failed to vote Tesha Jan 2025 #6

That's an interesting idea. 👍 electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #18

That is an excellent idea... Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #24

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TY, EarlG I'm Very Glad you decided to set this up.... electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #21

This is great - thanks for the forum, EarlG. It is a needed "safe place" to try out ideas that may be NewHendoLib Jan 2025 #22

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Shadow Cabinet topcelts Mar 10 #40