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How about they don't do this because of January 6th? Democrats are as responsible for normalizing Trump as anyone. Maybe more so.
They are obligated to respect the results of what they deem to be a free and fair election, but they are under no obligation to respect Trump.
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This call is starting to look a little premature. The current gap is less than 5 seats.
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This call is starting to look a little premature. The gap is less than 10 seats.
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Projected Minority government. Makes things a little more complicated, especially with a separatist party holding some sway.
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These results are below expectations for the Liberals. Could be a long night.
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Given the polls have been narrowing a bit in the last few days (I know, not so much in Ontario), it seems a stretch that he loses.
Regardless, if the polls largely hold from here, his days as leader are numbered, whether or not he holds his own riding.
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Who's on deck? Gutfeld?! Seems Fox News is his idiot farm system.
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Soft Landing?! I don't specifically blame Powell, given that central bankers everywhere had the same philosophy, but the fact is they overshot the runway. Maintaining interest rates at historic lows, QE, the Fed Put etc. were major contributors to inflation, which was dismissed as "transitory".
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Been watching this for 50 years. Easily the most nerve-wracking final round ever.
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That the rest of the world is required to give a crap what these people are thinking on any given is peak irritation. One helpful outcome from all of this is the world moving on from its dependence on the US for economic and national security.
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Once upon a time the opinion from the guy at the end of the bar was something you politely nodded along to until you finished your drink.
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Confirmed 99-0. The US Senate, self-described as “the world’s most deliberative body” is in fact the world’s most ridiculous, elitist country club.
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Just have one of the Dems replay the Mehdi Hasan interview of Taibbi.
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If we could have him trying to squeeze in and out of a Cybertruck in that thing, then Dukakis will genuinely have been eclipsed.
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I think that is an entirely reasonable conclusion. Just as his willingness to champion the repeal of the ACA in his first term was an attempt to punish Obama for the WHCD slight.
He is petty, vindictive, and owing to his narcissism largely unconstrained to act on his impulses.
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He stays there if you all let it happen. Do you lack agency or courage?
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Cue Lindsey Graham with a full-throated defense.
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making Mexico pay for it?
Didn't he single-handedly kill legislation on border security before the last election to help himself out politically?
His policy, if you can call it that, can essentially be distilled down to the dehumanization of immigrants. That's it.
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In the name of all that is holy, why do people give Trump credit on the border? And why do Democrats insist on reverting to the fetal position on this issue?
What exactly has Trump accomplished with border security? Wasn't he going to solve the problem last go-around by building a wall and
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Any Democratic leader worth their salt would be smacking this type of rhetoric down hard. It's yet another indictment of leadership that these threats to the sovereignty of nations - all of whom are current allies by the way - can be made so casually.
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No leader can afford to be this clueless. These appearances are only serving to further infuriate the Democratic base supporters and embolden Trump and the Republicans. I mean he just moved the goalposts from the lower courts to the Supreme Court. Why?
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Is he under some delusion that these appearances are helping him with his critics?
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Yeah I did. I had some knowledge of him prior to that appearance but it was the first time seeing him interviewed. He did pretty well. I think as he goes along he will continue to get better.
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That's actually a pretty good ad.
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I don't believe she's doing all this just to primary Schumer in 2028. Bernie seems to be anointing her as his heir apparent. Other Democrats planning on a presidential run I expect are taking notice.
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I watched Real Time for years but began tuning out as he devolved into an insufferable old crank. I grew especially tired of his unrelenting focus on woke. It's become a catch-all for anything that manages to piss him off.
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Conventional wisdom says she'll primary Schumer in 2028. But I'm starting to wonder—does touring the country as Bernie’s heir apparent hint at a loftier ambition? Ordinarily, I’d think that idea was far-fetched. But in a country that elected Trump twice... is it really?
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That he has nostalgia for and sees virtue in the old Republican party is further evidence of how ill-suited he is to continue as a leader.
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Money talks. If there is pressure from Democratic donors his position could become untenable as was the case with Biden. And the mood of the base could be starting to impact those donors.
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If the Democratic Party could petition a court to remove Schumer as leader for incompetence, his media appearances today would serve as the amici briefs.
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The only thing he's fighting for is his job.
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Democrats have already been forced to endure the consequences of Biden sticking around past his sell-by date.
They shouldn't allow a repeat of that mistake.
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One of the reasons it is increasingly irritating when anyone breaks out the whole "there's more that unites us than divides us" argument. Higher education is just another one of the many areas of a deep ideological divide.
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Just watched clips of Krystal and Saagar debating due process in the case of the Venezuelans. If he truly believes what he's saying—rather than just arguing for the sake of it—I don’t see how that relationship remains viable. This feels like a particularly low moment in his character reveal.
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The Dems get elected, clean up a Republican mess, the country prospers, the GOP, who wants people sick, scared and stupid, lies that Dems are bad, people believe them, Dems get blamed for poor messaging, lose election, GOP screws the economy, people are shocked, Dems get elected, clean up mess…
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Schumer suggests a shutdown would have further empowered Trump. It's more likely it would have paralyzed him. More disruption in the federal government and uncertainty for the markets (yes a potential crash) would have further focused public attention on what is happening.
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I fail to understand what they feel is to be gained by potentially abdicating leadership in mRNA technology research. That same research will continue in other countries whether they like it or not.
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It is by far the most likely explanation. Always, always, always follow the money. He and Gillibrand are more like the 2nd and 3rd Reps of CD-10 than Senators for the entire state.
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Guaranteed this goes beyond these 10 Senators. Does anyone truly believe the entire caucus didn't know the ultimate outcome before today? The backlash likely meant Schumer had to let some of them move to NO but it was never in doubt and they probably all knew it.
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Guaranteed this goes beyond these 10 Senators. Does anyone truly believe the entire caucus didn't know the ultimate outcome before today? The backlash likely meant Schumer had to let some of them move to NO but it was never in doubt and they probably all knew it.
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Anyone who thinks this is only about the nine is deluding themselves.
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They are the #SurrenderCaucus