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118th Congress - Neutered Dog Attempts to Legislate

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Speaker is more of a backroom position, twisting arms and such. You don't want your big name or fresh face there, there are better spots for them.
 
Two abortion bills in the House today. And Gym Jordan is in charge of a committee investigating the "weaponization" of the Federal Government. Laughable both..
 
Kepler said:
AOC will be Speaker.
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I used to think that...now I am not so sure. I think she is a bit too...much. Love her to death but I don't think she has the horsetrading ability...and it could be a long time before she does.

I see Porter as the mom who all the kids love but scares the bejesus out of the other parents. She is the Alpha Mom...she will get her caucus to vote. JMHO.
 
Handyman said:
I used to think that...now I am not so sure. I think she is a bit too...much. Love her to death but I don't think she has the horsetrading ability...and it could be a long time before she does.

I see Porter as the mom who all the kids love but scares the bejesus out of the other parents. She is the Alpha Mom...she will get her caucus to vote. JMHO.
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I was joking. Until we thoroughly fumigate the Right from this country, which will never happen, AOC will always be "too left" for 'Murica, where "too left" means insisting that the government ensure basic human needs are met which European countries have done since the 1950s.

America's sincere attempt to become a shining beacon on the hill was ruined by wealth inequality. Until we grow up and reverse that great betrayal of our principles, AOC will be "too much," while the Nazis in the GOP will be well within "acceptable" scope for leadership.
 
Kepler said:
I was joking. Until we thoroughly fumigate the Right from this country, which will never happen, AOC will always be "too left" for 'Murica, where "too left" means insisting that the government ensure basic human needs are met which European countries have done since the 1950s.

America's sincere attempt to become a shining beacon on the hill was ruined by wealth inequality. Until we grow up and reverse that great betrayal of our principles, AOC will be "too much," while the Nazis in the GOP will be well within "acceptable" scope for leadership.
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But, but, what we saw with the Speaker vote last week should give pause to those who think parliamentary democracy is better, because those basic human needs would be on hold for weeks, maybe months, rather than decades, like in America.
 
It’s avant-garde California. The liberal won’t be Feinstein, so that’s an automatic win. I would love to see a Barbara Lee vs. Katie Porter general election. Or throw Schiff in there. The only thing that sucks about Porter running is her seat was a toss-up in November, and she won only because she’s a bad-ass incumbent. I think Baugh, who ran against her in 2022 and is running again in 2024, will win the open seat. But, I suppose that’s a problem for down the road, and if that means Senator Porter in a (hopefully majority) Democratic Senate, that’s still a win.
 
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if that means Senator Porter in a (hopefully majority) Democratic Senate, that's still a win.
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The 2024 Senate math doesn't look great for Dems.

Ohio: More likely than not to flip to full R even with Brown running again
Montana: Most likely flips to full R if Tester is retiring as rumored
West Virginia: If Manchin runs again he might pull it off. Without him, no chance in hell.
Nevada: Rosen won in 2018 with only 50.4%, so not a guaranteed W
Wisconsin: They just re-elected RonJon, so anything is possible depending on who runs against Baldwin and who's at the top of the 2024 POTUS ticket for the Republicans
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
The 2024 Senate math doesn't look great for Dems.

Ohio: More likely than not to flip to full R even with Brown running again
Montana: Most likely flips to full R if Tester is retiring as rumored
West Virginia: If Manchin runs again he might pull it off. Without him, no chance in hell.
Nevada: Rosen won in 2018 with only 50.4%, so not a guaranteed W
Wisconsin: They just re-elected RonJon, so anything is possible depending on who runs against Baldwin and who's at the top of the 2024 POTUS ticket for the Republicans
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Oh yeah I totally agree the 2024 Senate map is atrocious for Democrats. Unlike this midterm, where all the toss-ups were in states Biden won, that election features, well, what you just posted.

I will add, I think Baldwin and Rosen will win because they’re incumbents, and Biden won both- albeit narrowly. I think I posted once before I cautiously think Brown could hang on in Ohio since it hasn’t really gotten any redder since 2018, coupled with Tim Ryan way over-performing this election, which points to economic populism coming from a white male may still work in Ohio. Tester and Manchin have defied expectations by closer margins every election, so it’s always a question of if demographics finally overcome their personas in their respective states.
 
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The more I think about it, the more I realize that we really shouldn't be surprised about Santos being a pathological liar whos fibs went practically unchecked by the media prior to his win. We already have the index case:

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Senator Elizabeth Warren just endorsed Porter. Between all the small $ donors and a few more endorsements should scare potential opponents away. Hopefully Lee gets the message and doesn't run.
 
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