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ImNotGod

(1,194 posts)
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:02 AM Sep 2025

Fascists need 7 Democratic votes in order to pass a gov funding extension. They are refusing to negotiate at all

tRump told his fascist party to "not even bother to negotiate"
The vote may be today. Do you think our party will stand firm on our demand for ACA tax credits and Medicaid funding or will our party give in to the fascists, what say you?

https://apnews.com/article/shutdown-republicans-funding-schumer-congress-trump-0c1973b2d0aad76aa5a3ec3749965edd

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Fascists need 7 Democratic votes in order to pass a gov funding extension. They are refusing to negotiate at all (Original Post) ImNotGod Sep 2025 OP
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Fetterman said he will vote with the republicans on this. I'm sure more Dems will join Autumn Sep 2025 #2
Yea fettermen needs to go Fullduplexxx Sep 2025 #9
I hope that our party will hold firm Bettie Sep 2025 #3
... mcar Sep 2025 #4
What is the vote needed? Do the republicans have enough members? Norrrm Sep 2025 #5
The GOP needs 7 Dems to pass this RainCaster Sep 2025 #6
Here are the ones, (the top 24 out of 47), IMHO, most likely to cave: Celerity Sep 2025 #7
Guaranteed Dems will cave. 100% awesomerwb1 Sep 2025 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Fullduplexxx Sep 2025 #10

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Autumn

(48,977 posts)
2. Fetterman said he will vote with the republicans on this. I'm sure more Dems will join
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:17 AM
Sep 2025

with them so as to not shut down thwe government. Dems could learn a lesson from Bill Clinton on this

Celerity

(54,626 posts)
7. Here are the ones, (the top 24 out of 47), IMHO, most likely to cave:
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:39 AM
Sep 2025

Bold ones are the 8 most likely to cave out of the 24:

Fetterman PA
Rosen NV
Cortez Masto NV
Shaheen NH
Hassan NH
Peters MI
Schumer NY
Gillibrand NY

Slotkin MI
Gallego AZ
Hickenlooper CO
Kelly AZ
Warner VA
Welch VT
King (I) ME
Schatz HI
Durbin IL
Ossoff GA
Warnock GA
Schiff CA
Bennet CO
Coons DE
Kaine VA
Kim NJ

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