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Bread and Circuses

(1,367 posts) Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:26 PM Sunday

Latest update on vote that is stalled at 59 - 40. Waiting for Coryn to fly in from Texas, etc.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/09/congress/republicans-causing-delays-on-shutdown-vote-00644144

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Latest update on vote that is stalled at 59 - 40. Waiting for Coryn to fly in from Texas, etc. (Original Post) Bread and Circuses Sunday OP

Great, now we have 60 Republican senators, no wonder Nancy is quiting. dem4decades Sunday #1

Can any of the eight change their votes? C_U_L8R Sunday #2

Another poster said yes in a previous thread Polybius Sunday #3

Sure, as long as Cornyn hasn't voted yet, but they won't Jersey Devil Sunday #4

I think we noticed C_U_L8R Monday #5

Which leaves me to believe FHRRK Monday #6

dem4decades

(13,390 posts)

1. Great, now we have 60 Republican senators, no wonder Nancy is quiting.

Reply to Bread and Circuses (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:29 PM

Sunday

C_U_L8R

(48,521 posts)

2. Can any of the eight change their votes?

Reply to Bread and Circuses (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:29 PM

Sunday

Polybius

(21,156 posts)

3. Another poster said yes in a previous thread

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:33 PM

Sunday

But I'm not sure.

Jersey Devil

(10,601 posts)

4. Sure, as long as Cornyn hasn't voted yet, but they won't

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:47 PM

Sunday

That's,why they did it late on a Sunday night, so we wouldn't notice

C_U_L8R

(48,521 posts)

5. I think we noticed

Reply to Jersey Devil (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 12:38 AM

Monday

FHRRK

(1,302 posts)

6. Which leaves me to believe

Reply to Bread and Circuses (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 12:47 AM

Monday

Either Cornyn had some major event in Texas or even he wasn’t prepared for the Dem Senators to cave.

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