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crickets

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8. Excellent article, but it skips two of the underpinnings of Repub cowardice.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 05:32 PM

Feb 2021

Two big reasons why some Repub senators won't vote to convict:

1. the kompromat

2. the money

Many of them have big, big secrets to hide, secrets that might be revealed in retaliation for any vote to convict. They also receive oodles of money from some sources they would rather not have come under great scrutiny, sources that would dry up in a heartbeat if they rock the boat.

Those are two reasons that loom much larger than the 'base' of trump voters or even their own sordid bigotries.

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Republican Senators aren't beholden to their base -- they'll acquit Trump because they agree with him [View all] marmar Feb 2021 OP

...or, possibly, they never had their own opinion to begin with... lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #1

RepubliQan Senators actually despise their base. Squinch Feb 2021 #2

Too many agree with Trump is the problem. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2021 #3

In reality they despise the stupid who keep them in office. onecaliberal Feb 2021 #4

Republicans want a Putin-style kleptocratic autocracy for the US. poli-junkie Feb 2021 #5

They've seen what happened to House Republicans from Trump districts who voted to impeach. sop Feb 2021 #6

Let's hope North Shore Chicago Feb 2021 #7

Excellent article, but it skips two of the underpinnings of Repub cowardice. crickets Feb 2021 #8