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phleshdef

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6. So their plan is to ultimately lose Jeff Session's old seat to a Democrat?
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 06:49 PM
Nov 2017

Because by chasing this story, that is now very much a possibility. I don't know how you can't see why gaining another Senate seat isn't a good thing in regard to the issues.

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OMG greeny2323 Nov 2017 #1
This is not a breaking story any more Egnever Nov 2017 #16
I have a friend like that on FB Orrex Nov 2017 #35
ATTT! ("Ain't that the truth!") WinkyDink Nov 2017 #37
Great post leftynyc Nov 2017 #38
I've often wondered if anyone has called her out for it Orrex Nov 2017 #42
Her (in my mind) pathetic argument leftynyc Nov 2017 #54
Annoying! betsuni Nov 2017 #46
You're absolutely right about the conspiracy theorists Orrex Nov 2017 #57
Excellent points... mreilly Nov 2017 #51
"We" need to follow everything at once. pangaia Nov 2017 #2
It is an important story, old guy Nov 2017 #3
You really seem to have an issue with women coming forward regarding sexual assault. demmiblue Nov 2017 #4
There is NO upside to a party candidate accused of pedophilia in the middle of an election. Fred Sanders Nov 2017 #5
If it distracts long enough to get the tax plan through Egnever Nov 2017 #18
So their plan is to ultimately lose Jeff Session's old seat to a Democrat? phleshdef Nov 2017 #6
This is a fundamental issue that goes back to Ineeda Nov 2017 #7
FYI jodymarie aimee Nov 2017 #11
I went to Cal (but decades after the free speech movement) anneboleyn Nov 2017 #29
You can trash key words JustAnotherGen Nov 2017 #61
I pride myself on my ability to multitask. mac56 Nov 2017 #8
Yeah some of us can walk and chew gum at the same time. BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #27
Yeah -- the media I've been watching/reading has been covering the tax plan as well and it will get anneboleyn Nov 2017 #31
Flipping a rock-solid Republican Senate seat to Democratic DFW Nov 2017 #9
At the expense of letting the tax fiasco slide through? Egnever Nov 2017 #15
I don't think it's going to "slide through." There are already republicans opposing it. anneboleyn Nov 2017 #32
I think most Democrats are capable of juggling more than one ball at a time DFW Nov 2017 #33
No shit. Dave Starsky Nov 2017 #34
The thread was directed at the media not Democrats Egnever Nov 2017 #63
And While We And The Media Are Focused On Roy Moore.... global1 Nov 2017 #10
Well, we shall soon see, no? WinkyDink Nov 2017 #39
I was going to enjoy a nice piece of bubble gum... But I had to walk instead. EOM moda253 Nov 2017 #62
... LexVegas Nov 2017 #12
This is important MaryMagdaline Nov 2017 #13
Agreed Egnever Nov 2017 #14
What the fuck makes you think Im following one thing only? ismnotwasm Nov 2017 #17
It wasn't directed at you Egnever Nov 2017 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author WinkyDink Nov 2017 #40
You are right Egnever Nov 2017 #64
And if we didn't chase this squirrel, what? kcr Nov 2017 #19
So what is being added to the storyline at this point? Egnever Nov 2017 #21
Crazy pills time kcr Nov 2017 #22
As if that is the choice Egnever Nov 2017 #23
You're the one claiming that's the choice. Not I. n/t kcr Nov 2017 #24
Best to ignore that one. n/t demmiblue Nov 2017 #25
Yeah kcr Nov 2017 #44
Where specifically is it being covered to the expense of everything else? LanternWaste Nov 2017 #50
Child molestation charges against a candidate harsh your buzz? ehrnst Nov 2017 #52
Watch Rachel Maddow worstexever Nov 2017 #26
Yeah, it was being discussed on cNN tonight as well BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #30
Translation: "WHY WON'T EVERYBODY TALK ABOUT WHAT --I-- THINK IS IMPORTANT !!!!" brooklynite Nov 2017 #28
We have to gain power to change those things. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #36
No we don't. If we get this seat, it will be a different Senate. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #41
We can walk and chew gum at the same time. Vinca Nov 2017 #43
So child molestation isn't "real news?" ehrnst Nov 2017 #45
+1 betsuni Nov 2017 #47
A Senate election that could be winnable is BFD! Child rape normalization is a BFD. Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #48
what's this about a squirrel? Blue_Tires Nov 2017 #49
Another sex harassment scandal; just look at the evidence brooklynite Nov 2017 #66
"We" can walk and chew gum at the same time mcar Nov 2017 #53
Just to review: you didn't discuss any of the issues you claim to care about... brooklynite Nov 2017 #55
Plus 1000 JustAnotherGen Nov 2017 #59
lol. cwydro Nov 2017 #60
The Alabama creep squirrel may still end up in the Senate. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2017 #56
Really jodie? JustAnotherGen Nov 2017 #58
Why are you continuing to chase the Alabama creep squirrel story? Kaleva Nov 2017 #65
. demmiblue Nov 2017 #67
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