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In reply to the discussion: We Are Following Chuck Schumer's Plan To Defeat Republicans [View all]gab13by13
(32,785 posts)The 1st CR vote taken was for cloture, was to bypass the 60 vote threshold.
Every House Democrat, except for one from Maine voted no to cloture.
The vote went to the Senate where House Democrats expected Senate Democrats to vote no on cloture, to vote to keep the 60 vote threshold. 10 Senate democrats voted for cloture to bypass the 60 vote threshold. Once that vote was taken it didn't matter how many Democrats voted for or against the Bill, without the 60 vote threshold Magats had the votes to pass the CR.
The excuse that Democrats would have been blamed for the shutdown is weak tea. Trump got everything he wanted and Democrats got nothing. To avoid being blamed for shutting down the government is where my town halls come in that would have explained why Dems voted no.
Maybe when all is said and done Schumer will be right and Democrats wiil control Congress in 2027, that's a long ways away.
It is just my humble opinion that Democrats should have taken a stand back in March, every House member but one and every Senate Democrat but 10 were prepared to fight last March, the minority opinion won out.
What am I missing and why I am being called a liar?