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raccoon

(32,180 posts)
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 06:42 AM Aug 2021

Sen Graham being diagnosed with Covid after he was vaccinated is an opportunity

For him to encourage SC citizens to get vaccinated. I wonder if he will.

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OnDoutside

(20,860 posts)
1. Mark Kelly and Joe Manchin were there. Imagine if they are one of the breakthroughs and die, that's
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 06:49 AM
Aug 2021

the end of the Dem Senate majority because you have two GOP Governors, who'll appoint Rethugs. It's that close.

LisaL

(47,343 posts)
3. They might get infected, but their chances of dying should be very small.
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 06:52 AM
Aug 2021

Since they are vaccinated.

OnDoutside

(20,860 posts)
7. One would like to think, but it would be the Dems luck that one of them would be the exception. They
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 07:13 AM
Aug 2021

need to get the VRA through now.

DFW

(59,672 posts)
8. Mark is in good shape
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 07:24 AM
Aug 2021

Gabby would be more in danger, even if vaccinated, though she has proven herself to be pretty much indestructible in her own right.

OnDoutside

(20,860 posts)
12. And I've no doubt that is the case, I'm just drawing attention to how
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 10:27 AM
Aug 2021

perilous all this is. In reality, the GOP only need to be lucky once, the Dems need to be lucky every day.

C_U_L8R

(48,782 posts)
2. He needs to tell people to mask up.
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 06:50 AM
Aug 2021

That's how he gave himself COVID. Don't be a Lindsay.

Haggard Celine

(17,642 posts)
4. I saw a quote from him yesterday. He said that he was glad he got vaccinated,
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 06:58 AM
Aug 2021

and he said that it would be a lot worse if he hadn't been. I think he did encourage others to get the shot, too. But I don't know if those hardheaded people will listen.

LeftInTX

(34,013 posts)
11. That's a good idea, but there is also Trump's base who won't don't like Lindsey
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 09:31 AM
Aug 2021

But it's worth a shot...Literally and figuratively....

LeftInTX

(34,013 posts)
10. The Trump wing of the GOP does not like Lindsey
Tue Aug 3, 2021, 09:09 AM
Aug 2021

They also don't like McConnell or even Cornyn
They don't like any senator the voted to certify the election...

Cornyn wins elections because unfortunately, we have independents in Texas who will vote for Democrats in some races, but then vote for Cornyn. Cornyn has good constituent services and things like that....(Seriously Cornyn doesn't just have good constituent services, he has excellent constituent services. I can't go into details, but I made use of them at one time. It was a serious issue, but even with Cornyn being GOP, he went to bat for us..My congressman was Bonilla-R at the time and he never did a thing and never responded) This was in 2005

Then in 2017, I was active in Indivisible, so we payed both senator's offices visits frequently. Cornyn's staffer had a picture of himself with Obama on his shelf (the staffer, not Cornyn)...Cornyn's office had C-Span in the waiting area and some of the staffers had MSNBC on their TVs...The staffers always treated us with respect...AKA Cornyn is really good with PR.....We could not convince Cornyn to vote against the GOP's "American Health Act"...but still...This his how Cornyn wins re-election with good PR and catching flies with honey.....

The anti-vaxxers only like Ted Cruz etc. (Ted Cruz has horrible constituent services, unless you are a Republican)..His office staff is rude and unprofessional. They play Fox News in the waiting area. They are just horrible...

Beto came much closer to beating Ted Cruz than MJ Hager came to beating Cornyn.

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