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Silent3

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7. It makes perfect sense to the chaos caucus

Reply to onenote (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 23, 2023, 03:13 PM

Oct 2023

Besides having a “burn it all down!” attitude, they don’t worry much about Republicans taking a lot blame for anything. And they aren’t entirely wrong about that.

Low-attention-span voters can be counted on to blame the current President and that President’s party for whatever they are unhappy about, facts about the real culprits be damned.

If we had a sensible electorate Trump and his fellow Republicans would be hopelessly trailing Democrats by double digits in nearly every race.

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I'm cynical about this whole Speakership thing [View all] nitpicked Oct 2023 OP

Shutdown is a goal, not an obstacle getagrip_already Oct 2023 #1

Because they want it absolutely clear that the shutdown is their fault? onenote Oct 2023 #2

I suspect that they believe they own enough of the media Bettie Oct 2023 #4

They're nihilists. They're all about destruction as protest against their own impotence Bucky Oct 2023 #5

Say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism... Tommy Carcetti Oct 2023 #8

"I hate Illinois nazis" Bucky Oct 2023 #12

It makes perfect sense to the chaos caucus Silent3 Oct 2023 #7

That might not be the original calculation. After all, they love power more than they hate spending. Bucky Oct 2023 #3

I've said from the beginning that paralyzing the government is the goal here. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2023 #6

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As part of coup part Deux, shutting down government is their goal. usonian Oct 2023 #10

I am thinking that is... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #11

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A quote: Dulcinea Oct 2023 #14