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4. it's not the repubs who are the biggest problem in the senate nt

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Mon Sep 20, 2021, 11:01 PM

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I just want to bang my head against the wall Hekate Sep 2021 #1

K&R! SheltieLover Sep 2021 #2

Grrr. nt babylonsister Sep 2021 #3

it's not the repubs who are the biggest problem in the senate nt msongs Sep 2021 #4

Really? Because when I checked AleksS Sep 2021 #7

Thanks. 100% obstructionist radicalized post-policy politics-as-war Republicans are the problem. betsuni Sep 2021 #10

Yes of course, but that's hardly a great campaign slogan for the midterms Orrex Sep 2021 #11

50-50 isn't a majority. betsuni Sep 2021 #13

Yeah, go with that Orrex Sep 2021 #15

"I'm not Trump, vote for me!" was an anti-Democratic insult in the last two elections. betsuni Sep 2021 #18

I don't know that they have no message Orrex Sep 2021 #19

Republican voters know the Democratic message: Equality. betsuni Sep 2021 #34

Great! Post a link to top level Democrats articulating that message plainly. Orrex Sep 2021 #35

Republicans still show up to vote no matter what Mad_Machine76 Sep 2021 #45

That is the sad damn truth Orrex Sep 2021 #46

Or they bail Mad_Machine76 Sep 2021 #47

The Senate Traditionalist Dems are the 2nd biggest problem in the Senate. maxsolomon Sep 2021 #9

You've stated it very nicely Orrex Sep 2021 #17

I had kind of hoped that four years of Trump would have finally cured them of that. Crunchy Frog Sep 2021 #27

dems do NOT need any repub votes, they have enuff except for obstructionists nt msongs Sep 2021 #14

Just don't forget that AleksS Sep 2021 #23

We have 51 votes in theory. We ARE the majority and the Rs would damn sure would run KPN Sep 2021 #25

Sure. But when people say things like AleksS Sep 2021 #37

What?! Reviewing the thread, I saw no comment saying the KPN Sep 2021 #40

And yet here folks are blaming certain Democrats AleksS Sep 2021 #42

All That Is True, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2021 #26

Do you know who else is preventing exercise of AleksS Sep 2021 #38

One Expects Opposition From An Enemy, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2021 #39

LOL! Crunchy Frog Sep 2021 #28

I would put forth that whining about AleksS Sep 2021 #43

You think that they don't attack their own when they get out of line? Crunchy Frog Sep 2021 #44

And how's that working for them? AleksS Sep 2021 #48

This makes me so angry. Nevilledog Sep 2021 #5

At This Point, Ma'am, There Doesn't seem Much Else To Do.... The Magistrate Sep 2021 #36

It's costing us on many levels. BeckyDem Sep 2021 #6

Article 1 Section 3 The Senate bottomofthehill Sep 2021 #8

The idea of there being a Senate Parliamentarian isn't in the Constitution either Silent3 Sep 2021 #16

Right, its in the senate rules, they need 51 votes to change the rules, they need to vote to change bottomofthehill Sep 2021 #20

Depends Silent3 Sep 2021 #22

The Parliamentarian, Sir, Advises The Presiding Officer The Magistrate Sep 2021 #29

Good info. KPN Sep 2021 #30

Like magic, Sir, Gridlock appears to block progressive legislation. Kid Berwyn Sep 2021 #12

Huzzah! KPN Sep 2021 #31

In other words, nobody should stand in our way wellst0nev0ter Sep 2021 #21

This Is My View On That, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2021 #24

There are other Democrats in the weeds here mcar Sep 2021 #32

We can't even get 50 Dems to agree on simple stuff... Calista241 Sep 2021 #33

It's way past time to get rid of the filibuster SouthernDem4ever Sep 2021 #41