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struggle4progress

(126,683 posts)
Sun Jul 6, 2025, 03:32 PM Jul 2025

signed merch won over GOP holdouts

The New York Times reports that holdouts who visited Trump on Wednesday “walked out with signed merchandise, photos in the Oval Office and, by some accounts, a newfound appreciation for the bill.”

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signed merch won over GOP holdouts (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2025 OP
Lol sounds like they were cheap sellouts. Faux pas Jul 2025 #1
He made them feel special Give Peace A Chance Jul 2025 #2
I have a hard time Faux pas Jul 2025 #13
"Every man has his price. For some a Trump hat works" struggle4progress Jul 2025 #5
A trump hat and probably Faux pas Jul 2025 #14
That my friends gilligan Jul 2025 #8
At least! Faux pas Jul 2025 #15
Sick UTUSN Jul 2025 #3
Pathetic. FalloutShelter Jul 2025 #4
C'mon, nobody seriously believes that a signed hat swayed any votes Fiendish Thingy Jul 2025 #6
This 100% oregonjen Jul 2025 #7
I believe that there are many republicans whose souls are less valuable than a tacky hat. Harker Jul 2025 #9
Trump has always... GiqueCee Jul 2025 #12
Pathetic. Soul-less Evolve Dammit Jul 2025 #10
Those kind of bribes would make me vote the OTHER way Blue Owl Jul 2025 #11

Faux pas

(16,532 posts)
1. Lol sounds like they were cheap sellouts.
Sun Jul 6, 2025, 03:38 PM
Jul 2025

Is this supposed to make it seem like they were holding out because of their high moral standards????

Faux pas

(16,532 posts)
13. I have a hard time
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 09:22 AM
Jul 2025

trying to wrap my head around the fact that there are people stoopider than the hump, it hurts my brain!

Fiendish Thingy

(24,125 posts)
6. C'mon, nobody seriously believes that a signed hat swayed any votes
Sun Jul 6, 2025, 03:50 PM
Jul 2025

Now a signed hat accompanied by a primary threat and “beautiful family you’ve got there, shame if something were to happen to them” comment, that I would believe could sway some votes.

GiqueCee

(4,761 posts)
12. Trump has always...
Sun Jul 6, 2025, 06:54 PM
Jul 2025

... tried to equate himself with Mafia dons, and threats have always been an essential part of his modus operandi, so your supposition has a lot of weight behind it.

Blue Owl

(59,634 posts)
11. Those kind of bribes would make me vote the OTHER way
Sun Jul 6, 2025, 06:35 PM
Jul 2025

Fucking sellouts — no wonder our country is screwed….

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