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duforsure

(11,882 posts)
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 09:44 AM Dec 2020

Just a few Republicans together have more power than they think,

If they were to prevent Moscow Mitch from damaging our Democracy by telling him do as they say , or else they'll flip to a Democrat , distancing themselves from trump, him, and all the corruption their party is involved in, giving Democrats control and for protecting our Democracy from being destroyed. These few have to know no matter what they do trump is going to attack them because they aren't corrupt enough to survive being in their party much longer.

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duforsure

(11,882 posts)
4. I believe there are a few not corrupt, and upset at what's happened,
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 09:59 AM
Dec 2020

And will put country over trump, and corruption that their party is heavily involved in now with trump. They know no matter what they do in their party they'll be ousted from not being corrupt enough, and only the ones most corrupt will last.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
7. We can start with the ones who've acknowledged Biden's victory.
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 10:27 AM
Dec 2020

Ben Sasse and Lisa Murkowski come to mind. Mitt is looking more independent than most.

Then we turn to the ones who represent blue or purple states (not Collins or Rojo). Adding DC and PR should be a DSCC goal too.

The biggest problem in the Senate was brought up by James Carville on Real Time: "18% of the population elect 52% of the senators." Combine that with a gerrymandered House and we've got some real problems. And then there's the Electoral Pre-School...

Citizens United must be replaced with McCain-Feingold. That' where we can start if the Court gets expanded.

This just doesn't seem like a true democracy. One-person, one-vote only scratches the surface. The little nuances for each brance/chamber become a potential cluster****.

So much to fix--after we kick Covid's ass.

C_U_L8R

(44,891 posts)
3. They know and they're profiting.
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 09:58 AM
Dec 2020

Why actually switch sides when you can endlessly extort the side you're on. We have one of those too.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,366 posts)
6. They wouldn't even have to flip to Democrat, just declare as Independent, vote w Dems for leader
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 10:20 AM
Dec 2020

4 senators who DGAF what Trump says about them, retiring or otherwise.

MadLinguist

(781 posts)
8. but see, once you caucus with the GOP, you're mob family.
Wed Dec 9, 2020, 10:55 AM
Dec 2020

The only way out it Davey Jones' Locker -- or maybe Lindsey Graham's closet

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