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grumpyduck

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1. In my not-so-humble

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2020, 04:22 PM

Dec 2020

and totally-unasked-for opinion, Republican lawmakers are caught between a rock and a hard place, a place they created for themselves.

Some of them want to distance themselves from him, but can't. On one hand, they're afraid of repercussions if they hang in there, and, on the other hand, they're afraid of "looking bad" to their voters if they turn away after years of supporting this PoS -- which would essentially mean admitting they were wrong.

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The Republicans' Only Plan Is to Keep Pretending Trump Isn't a Huge Liar [View all] Nevilledog Dec 2020 OP

In my not-so-humble grumpyduck Dec 2020 #1

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