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murielm99

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14. I doubt that trump is smart enough

Reply to frankieallen (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 3, 2017, 05:08 PM

Jan 2017

to have picked up on that move by the house. One of his staff may have sent the tweet on his behalf. They may be trying to make it look like trump did something, but I doubt it. We need to keep pushing the story that the angry constituents made a difference. It is certainly closer to the truth.

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Thanks to Calls from Angry Constituents, Republicans Have Withdrawn Measure to Gut Ethics Committe [View all] riversedge Jan 2017 OP

Just be ready again in 6 months when they quietly sneak it through Dustlawyer Jan 2017 #1

Yep. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2017 #12

I want to believe that pressure cyclonefence Jan 2017 #2

I do think it helped. riversedge Jan 2017 #7

Now they can move onto more important things Generic Brad Jan 2017 #3

That is automatic awoke_in_2003 Jan 2017 #13

Then that should be the strategy for the draconian measures that are coming still_one Jan 2017 #4

Evidently the only thing that scares repub conservatives more than having health insurance justhanginon Jan 2017 #5

i think these guys are uniquely susceptible to public pressure. mopinko Jan 2017 #6

Those in safe red districts do not give a damn and some Dems are up for re-eclection riversedge Jan 2017 #23

that thinking is from the other side of the divide. mopinko Jan 2017 #24

Tweet to tweet around...."Offices were flooded with calls."-per GOP- Wow, you did it! riversedge Jan 2017 #8

Good! blue neen Jan 2017 #9

k&r bigtree Jan 2017 #10

CNN has a different story....they say Trump was responsible. frankieallen Jan 2017 #11

I doubt that trump is smart enough murielm99 Jan 2017 #14

NOW, everybody call about the ACA !!! pangaia Jan 2017 #15

Rep Walter Jones R-NC says his office swamped with calls on ethics changes--Agree about the ACA riversedge Jan 2017 #16

Wow that's good to hear. pangaia Jan 2017 #19

Kick kick kickedy kick... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #17

i've seen most of the media credit trump...they will make him KING OF THE WORLD spanone Jan 2017 #18

They got burned. lpbk2713 Jan 2017 #20

This is what it's going to take Blue_Roses Jan 2017 #21

And our Reps and Senators need their phones lit up constantly riversedge Jan 2017 #22