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Demsrule86

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20. Nonsense. Nothing would have been different. McConnell was going to block our nominee and that

Reply to Autumn (Reply #16)

Sat Sep 19, 2020, 02:15 PM

Sep 2020

was that...he never recessed until he won the Senate back. You know what might have been different if the so called purity message voters had Obama's back in 10 and 14.

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The Democrats screwed up from '09-'15 [View all] Proud liberal 80 Sep 2020 OP

Simplistic monday morning quarterbacking. tman Sep 2020 #1

It is however useful to reflect and consider Republicans play for keeps Statistical Sep 2020 #3

1980 -2020 d_b Sep 2020 #2

And we as voters screwed up, too... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #4

Agree Proud liberal 80 Sep 2020 #5

That is bullshit. At the time we needed 60 votes and then Kennedy got sick and Scott Brown took Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #6

My point was that we should have scrapped the 60 vote criteria Proud liberal 80 Sep 2020 #7

We didn't have the votes. Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #9

Only needed 50. former9thward Sep 2020 #15

We didn't have 50 and we had lost the house by then. So we could get nothing passed...again Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #17

+1 betsuni Sep 2020 #14

Agreed. DIVINEprividence Sep 2020 #8

Democrats must use a 50 state strategy for all statewide elections and vote for all Democrats... Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #10

What was Obama to do when the Republicans doc03 Sep 2020 #11

Well, here's one thing. FoxNewsSucks Sep 2020 #12

Mitch made sure that the Senate was never in recess...before you pass judgement on Obama, perhaps Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #18

"Obama should have immediately recess-appointed him." BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #19

Learn and move forward Generic Brad Sep 2020 #13

I find myself agreeing with this. Had there been any accountability instead of all that Autumn Sep 2020 #16

Nonsense. Nothing would have been different. McConnell was going to block our nominee and that Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #20

Nonsense to you and your purity BS too. Had there been accountability it may have gotten Autumn Sep 2020 #21