Best case scenario for 2020 is 50-51 seats. I dont see any path to 60 anytime in the future unless there is a massive unexpected political shift.
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US PoliERA 2019 |OT1| You down wit' NDP? (Yeah you know me!) Who's down wit' AOC? (This whole party!)
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"Take a vacation from your bills!"
https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2019/01/let-them-eat-vacation-days/580126/
This evening on the PBS Newshour, the chair of the White House's Council of Economic Advisors, Kevin Hassett, said this about workers who are going without pay as the government shutdown nears its fourth week:
And another one:
What must it be like to be so rich and out of touch that you never have to worry about missing a paycheck?
https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2019/01/let-them-eat-vacation-days/580126/
This evening on the PBS Newshour, the chair of the White House's Council of Economic Advisors, Kevin Hassett, said this about workers who are going without pay as the government shutdown nears its fourth week:
And another one:
What must it be like to be so rich and out of touch that you never have to worry about missing a paycheck?
No, having capitulated to the MSM he needs to broadcast these dog whistles ASAP to maintain his cred with the racists
Oh god this is infuriating. It's as fucking bad as thinking health insurance is fifteen dollars a year or some shit.
Man, what happened to him. He's a fucking joke now.
There was a time where he was at least coherent. This is the best Trump can do? He's screwed.
Today is...really mild
I mean, it is only 10:30am on the east coast.
I love how their plan to ensure the President isn't found to have obstructed justice, is to obstruct justice. 'Look if the investigation gets it wrong and says he did the illegal thing, we'll just change it to say he didn't.'
The entire last election was a referendum against Trump and no Republicans got the message.
Had they also lost the Senate I think the message would have been a lot more clear. I think a lot of them are kind of in denial about the map advantage they had in the Senate races so they feel like 2018 was a wash.
Pretty much. If anything, the Republicans are more into Trump now.
Today is...really mild
It's still early and everything is terrible and awful. Here's a puppy:
Today is...really mild
I have seen this a lot lately in the mornings, with the exact same tags and the day changed. (Excepting national milk day of course)
Apparently Republicans have forgotten what happens to concrete walls. Maybe Saint Ronald can remind them.
Even having a 30% chance of losing those seats with that lineup was insane.
This is so sweet.
I also watch The Dodo when I need feelgood animal stories.
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To acknowledge the map advantage would mean to start understanding all the structural advantages that make Republicans win in spite of losing raw vote counts, and a lot of Republicans don't want to think about that.
excellent!
I mean Trump was out there bragging about winning the Senate races in Indiana and North Dakota like it was an accomplishment. Winning that FL seat was like a kick in the teeth though, it's possible that had Gillum and Nelson won their races that kind of shift in Trump's strongest purple state may have been enough to scare them.
I hope everyone in the Thread (and on ERA!) has a safe and happy weekend. Just want to get some good thoughts out there before the news cycle gets cranking today, and my anxiety kicks in.
Can you believe we're on page 138 of the OT, and we're 11 days into 2019? Slainte.
Can you believe we're on page 138 of the OT, and we're 11 days into 2019? Slainte.
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"If we do anything about climate change, Florida won't sink and I'll have to keep being a senator!"
IMO we should be looking at post counts rather than pages, but I agree with you that this year is already starting off with a lot of bullshit. If I could I would double down on my bet that we would get more total OTs this year than 2018.
At this point, just fucking do it. Re-open the government and get struck down by the courts while simultaneously giving the a-ok for a Democratic President to do this next time with shit that actually matters.
Article in the WP arguing Dems shouldnt try impeachment but consistent censures against Trump. Interesting idea.
I mean what even is a censure? A sternly worded letter? I don't think he gives a shit about that.
It's a humanitarian crisis for white people fearing an invasion of brown people.
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