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Jonny Appleseed

(960 posts) Thu Mar 23, 2017, 11:42 AM Mar 2017

If McConnell nukes the filibuster it could backfire...bigly

Democrats only would need to pick up three seats to conduct trials for Trump officials. I know McCain and Graham have been all talk, but I believe they'll come around once it becomes a sure thing. Then all we need is a third, and with the rate Trump is going, a senator in a hotly contested area up for reelection will certainly defect.

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If McConnell nukes the filibuster it could backfire...bigly (Original Post) Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 OP

Even if he doesn't nuke it if Democrats regain the Senate they could just do so if they PoliticAverse Mar 2017 #1

Unfortunately, it isn't a good election year in 2018 for the dems to pick up seats MiniMe Mar 2017 #2

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. Even if he doesn't nuke it if Democrats regain the Senate they could just do so if they

Reply to Jonny Appleseed (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 11:45 AM

Mar 2017

thought it important.

MiniMe

(21,879 posts)

2. Unfortunately, it isn't a good election year in 2018 for the dems to pick up seats