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Chasstev365

(6,706 posts)
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 07:06 PM Sunday

Why Democrats folding now is a terrible idea

The Democratic Party thinks:

A. The American public will remember it was THEY who reopened the government to save SNAP and air travel over the Thanksgiving holiday. (They Won't)

B. The public will remember it was the GOP that caused their health care cost to skyrocket.(They Won't)

C. Their beltway advisors who are giving them bad advice are right to fold and ignore polls that show most Americans blame the GOP for the shutdown.(They're Wrong)

D. They can defend their actions when the media successful blames them for a "needless shutdown." (The Corporate Media won't allow them to do so)

Good Lord, Chuck Schumer needs to go! 🤬

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walkingman

(10,088 posts)
2. The only reason I could possibly think of for this is the fear that they would do away with the filibuster?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 07:24 PM
Sunday

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." - FDR

lostincalifornia

(4,832 posts)
3. It is the republicans afraid of doing away with the filibuster, or they would have already done so.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 07:38 PM
Sunday

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