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dalton99a

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13. Bowing to the emperor and voting with the Republicans will demoralize the base and decrease turnout.
Wed Feb 1, 2017, 10:09 AM
Feb 2017

There is precedent.

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I want to oppose them worse then they did to Obama. Trump is illegitimate. bravenak Feb 2017 #1
Agree thinkingagain Feb 2017 #9
Yes. Thats what i want bravenak Feb 2017 #22
There is no logic. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #2
Schumer is wired to do political deal making. But that gets us nowhere with the Republicans KittyWampus Feb 2017 #3
Money!!! vlyons Feb 2017 #4
Then there's our power, ... grass roots dems have MORE money to get the vichy out of office uponit7771 Feb 2017 #6
Some choices are worse than others Madam45for2923 Feb 2017 #5
That they're going to shoot us anyway doesn't seem like a reason to help. They have a gun & they're uponit7771 Feb 2017 #8
They need to act in America's best interest... Blanks Feb 2017 #7
Exactly, they can be smart with it and at least uponit7771 Feb 2017 #10
I think I read Warren said she voted for Carson Cha Feb 2017 #11
Which makes no logical sense either, worse than what !?!?! Someone who's going to do what Benedict uponit7771 Feb 2017 #14
Must Resist 100%. Anything less is corroboration. NightWatcher Feb 2017 #12
Bowing to the emperor and voting with the Republicans will demoralize the base and decrease turnout. dalton99a Feb 2017 #13
Yes, I think David Corn is right... the DNC better get ahead of the base and the base wants all out uponit7771 Feb 2017 #16
The GOP is 100% down with Trump world wide wally Feb 2017 #15
Yeap, tie Benedict Donald around the neck of every one of those bastards !! uponit7771 Feb 2017 #19
I agree... The_Voice_of_Reason Feb 2017 #17
+1, you have a point... don't make ANYTHING bipartisan... NOTHING... so the KGOP owns it all uponit7771 Feb 2017 #18
If America wants a one part system, let them have it. world wide wally Feb 2017 #24
We don't have enough dry powder yet, old guy Feb 2017 #20
+1, they'll put some harsh language in it like gosh and darn and a few danggits uponit7771 Feb 2017 #21
Do you think they will go that far? old guy Feb 2017 #23
Gillibrand voting for Nicki Haley makes sense to me. Hopefully Gillibrand will run in 2020 La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #25
I do agree they should HAVE A CASE for the moderate ones but not folk like Sessions uponit7771 Feb 2017 #26
no, anyone voting for sessions needs to be primaried. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #27
Thx... looks like Franken is putting it down as we type... its a good thing to see uponit7771 Feb 2017 #29
honestly, haley was the BEST he was going to appoint to that role La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #28
looks like it uponit7771 Feb 2017 #30
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