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hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:42 PM Nov 2019

Impacts expected from KY election... (!)

I spent the day the Senate, talking with Republicans. They are all paying close attention to the KY gubernatorial race. They are not just watching the returns, but President Trump's political capital as they make decisions about how to handle impeachment and their own future.



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roamer65

(36,745 posts)
2. Dumpie may be going under the bus soon.
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:45 PM
Nov 2019

Wouldn’t surprise me if we see the Turtle announce his retirement as well.

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)
3. The thought of impeachment being discussed at the dinner tables over the holiday....
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:50 PM
Nov 2019

is surely going to strain the sphincter mussels of every republican congress critter.

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
5. I wouldn't mind being the invisible "fly on the wall" in many such homes...
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:53 PM
Nov 2019

As long as they aren't my family, I'd enjoy the dynamics.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
4. Moscow Mitch needs to pay REAL close attention as this may be the end
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:53 PM
Nov 2019

of his corrupt political career, FINALLY in 2020

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
6. The moment McConnell starts to worry about his own seat for real....
Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:07 PM
Nov 2019

He's going to start cutting Trump loose.

Maybe a huge fundraising day tomorrow for Amy McGrath will scare McConnell even more.

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