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Prairie Gates

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14. You also don't see anybody who is up for election next year, and you see two retiring members

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 10:38 AM

Nov 2025

Wow, what a coincidence! All eight votes have zero consequences in the next election. Funny how things work out even if leadership is not actively choreographing it, tra la la.

I like to think I was born fairly recently, but it wasn't fucking yesterday.

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Just checked the list of Democratic senators who voted for the CR and I don't see Schumer. [View all] RandySF Nov 2025 OP

Yeah, we kept hearing about Schumer's cave. Maybe it's an allegory. betsuni Nov 2025 #1

Democrats' greatest weakness: J_William_Ryan Nov 2025 #2

Please stop it. Emile Nov 2025 #3

His "Yes" was... Mike Nelson Nov 2025 #4

Exactly DemMedic Nov 2025 #5

Any evidence SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2025 #9

His speeches always lack passion SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2025 #11

Schumer is the minority leader of the doc03 Nov 2025 #6

Yes SocialDemocrat61 Nov 2025 #10

Not a single "Yes" vote is up for reelection next year Docreed2003 Nov 2025 #7

Curious that it was exactly the number needed to pass Jose Garcia Nov 2025 #12

We'll never know how many favored this "deal" but voted "no" to save themselves from blowback by Dem voters Jersey Devil Nov 2025 #17

this was clearly orchestrated and zero chance that Schumer wasn't involved. Jbraybarten Nov 2025 #16

We have a whole new crop of manchin-sinemas to sift through. Hugin Nov 2025 #18

His office was deluged. Maybe he listened. But, hey, what leadership, huh? Scrivener7 Nov 2025 #8

Telling, isn't it. Patton French Nov 2025 #13

You also don't see anybody who is up for election next year, and you see two retiring members Prairie Gates Nov 2025 #14

He's the leader, right? Happy Hoosier Nov 2025 #15