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bearsfootball516

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11. I agree. And the closer we get to the 2028 election, the less sway he'll have with congressional GOPers

Reply to Torchlight (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 01:58 PM

13 hrs ago

The less amount of time a president has in his lame duck term, the less influence they're usually able to exert over their party, because congresspeople know they just have to wait out the president until his term is over.

Especially if the midterms are ugly, both house and senate republicans will start putting distance between themselves and him.

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I duno. DemocratSinceBirth 14 hrs ago #2

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I think he's reached the lame duck section of his chicken bucket. Torchlight 13 hrs ago #9

I agree. And the closer we get to the 2028 election, the less sway he'll have with congressional GOPers bearsfootball516 13 hrs ago #11

Feel good number of the day. Baitball Blogger 13 hrs ago #13

If you mean by dismal... lame54 13 hrs ago #14

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