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Democrats have absolutely been in a position do this, but they did not, because they would lose that voting block. They need the issue.Correct on the first, wrong on the second. Stockpiling issues doesn't work in U.S. politics: it's how you get primaried.
The truth: there are enough Democrats in competitive districts where legalized marijuana would lose them the next general. It's a majority of the minority problem. Not anything strategic.
