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Red said:
I am hopeful where the Senate is concerned. The results of the midterms will have an effect on the question, for sure. We’ll see…
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Help me understand why some people think a change at president would be good if Dems don’t do too well in the midterms? Other than change for change’s sake, what would running a different candidate do? Do we think Republicans would be less obstructive? Cuz I was alive during the Obama admin and this game plan that Republicans are executing is the exact same used against Obama. Obstruct everything in the Senate, create a traffic jam of killed filibustered legislation, and the president gets all the blame. Senate Republicans would literally filibuster to death a cure for cancer if they thought it would hurt the Democratic president electorally.

Manchinema get a lot of blame, deservedly so. But why isn’t there ANY literally ANY blame for Senate Republicans who have made it their calling card to obstruct any and all Democratic legislation much to the detriment of the country? Biden isn’t a dictator, he’s limited by what can be passed by the Senate. Which disproportionately benefits Repubs since their top priorities. tax cuts and judges, can be passed through a majority only vote, not the 60 vote threshold.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Yeah they did a bit. The real problem is in Congress and the Senate. The president can really only do so much. If everyone else won't respond then it gets nowhere. We need a real uniter to step up, in the presidency and in the legislature.
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The only thing I disagree with is the “uniter” part since you insinuate that we haven’t had that in the past. We’ve now seen two moderate Democratic presidents face nonstop obstruction from day 1 of their presidencies. I don’t think the problem has been the lack of leadership at the executive. The issue is the lack of leadership at the Congressional level. Biden and Obama have tried to unite and lead. But the incentives to obstruct a president and blame him for everything is just too great. And it’s working! It’s working right now. Has Mitch faced any criticism over gas prices or inflation? His party has filibustered Democratic proposed legislation to aid (potential solutions?) with these problems
www.eenews.net

Senate plows ahead with price gouging bill

Democrats are using gouging legislation as a messaging tool as broader policy on energy and climate change remains stalled amid record gasoline prices.
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Republicans have outsourced all legislating to the Supreme Court and executive actions of the president. That way, they don’t have to face tough votes or get blamed for anything. The only thing Republicans need to vote on are tax cuts and judges. But they’re richly rewarded by top donors even when they pass unpopular tax cuts (like we saw in 2017).
www.vox.com

House Republican: my donors told me to pass the tax bill "or don’t ever call me again"

Chris Collins is saying the quiet part loud.
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Democrats have passed the buck as well. But not nearly to the extent that Republicans have. By and large, Democrats still try to pass stuff. Whether it be health care, infrastructure, gun regulation, etc. where it shows badly for them is budgets and military excursions. When was the last time a Democratic president sought authoritarian from Congress to do something militarily? Oof

I’m not sure how you make congress want to take hard votes and legislate again. But I’d like to see what would happen if we passed campaign finance reform and blew the filibuster. That might compel them to actually try and pass something in the senate since no longer could they stand behind the excuse of the filibuster.
 
The Thriller said:
Help me understand why some people think a change at president would be good if Dems don’t do too well in the midterms? Other than change for change’s sake, what would running a different candidate do? Do we think Republicans would be less obstructive?
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No, I think it’s because Democrats are concerned with Biden’s low approval numbers, and concerned those numbers will translate as a loss in 2024. If the Republicans win the House in Nov., as predicted, there will also be hearings designed to hurt Biden. But I would not expect anything to change in the Republican’s obstructionist playbook if a Democrat is elected in 2024. If Biden is replaced on the ticket, it should also only happen if he is on the same page. Actually fighting him in a primary would be absurd, he would have to be on board with one term. And even at that it’s not the best look to replace an incumbent that won, and maybe it won’t happen. We’ll see how wounded the Democrats are, or are not, after the midterms, and a lot can happen in the two years before the 2024 election.
 
Avery said:
For me to vote for any R for President, they have to do the following:

1. Firmly and unequivocally say that the 2020 election was free and fair and that it wasn't stolen, it was lost
2. Denounce Trumpism and that we need to work together and not apart
3. Commit themselves to improving things across the aisle with regards to health care, budget reconciliation, etc.

That may be a bridge too far and I still don't see a path where anyone but Trump/Desantis are your two most likely frontrunners in a primary; Desantis is going to feel like a fool if he steps aside for Trump thinking the VP slot is his when it's likely to go to someone like Kristi Noem.
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Yes. Those are prerequisites for me as well.

If the nominee is not Trump or DeSantis there's a good chance an anti-Trumpism candidate has gotten the nomination.
 
Gameface said:
No, that's not the only alternative. The alternative is a better Democrat who isn't well past retirement age. I'm not going to go so far as to say that Biden has dementia or anything like that but the man has lost a step or two in the mental agility category.
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What are you main complaints with Biden? What do you think would be different right now had Biden been 30 years younger?
 
The Thriller said:
The party has gone the opposite direction since the last election. They’re more Trumpified. They’re more authoritarian. You realize that this is their headline speaker at CPAC, right?


View: https://twitter.com/natashabertrand/status/1552311027672485889?s=21&t=sJrW4kKtyfCI0RNaGkhNNw
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I mean yeah. I'm not saying I expect the Republican party to eject Trumpism, but if they do and put a decent candidate out there who clearly rejects Trumpism they could very possible get my vote.

I would be more inclined to help support the Republican party to reject Trumpism than to support Joe Milquetoast Biden.
 
I don’t really blame Biden for being a step or two slower than 30 years ago. That happens with any individual pushing 80 and rising over the life expectancy checkpoint.

I think the point being made is that we should look at leaders who are younger and can offer different options than career politicians or celebrities with no political experience.
 
The Thriller said:
What are you main complaints with Biden? What do you think would be different right now had Biden been 30 years younger?
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He's uninspiring. He's no longer mentally sharp. He doesn't energize his base, like at all. He's trying to be a moderately moderate.

If he was 30 years younger he might be passionate about changing something that would improve his life and others 30 years from now. The guy has a handful of years left. His vision is limited and his perspective was largely formed 30-50 years ago.
 
The Thriller said:
Yes, I know, the grass is always greener. And it’s definitely Biden’s fault, not Republican Senators refusing to help pass a helpful agenda addressing gun violence, climate change, voting rights, etc.
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I thought biden sucked before he was elected. He was right at the bottom of my choices in the democratic primaries. I still think he sucks. Someone new is my answer to your question.
 
Avery said:
Imagine a country where there was no such thing as an actual party and everyone are just independents with their own views that we voted on.

Will never happen because the world doesn't even function that way, but would be great to vote on the people, not the party.

Even if D's hate Biden, if he's the candidate, they'll fall in line. If it's Trump, they'll fall in line. If they don't do either, they'll just sit on the sidelines and not endorse anyone. We've all seen this movie before.
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I heard about a bunch of democratic and republican politicians starting a third party called "Forward"
would be nice to have a 3rd option.
 
Gameface said:
No, that's not the only alternative. The alternative is a better Democrat who isn't well past retirement age. I'm not going to go so far as to say that Biden has dementia or anything like that but the man has lost a step or two in the mental agility category.
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As does nearly everyone in their ****ing 80's
 
The Thriller said:
What are you main complaints with Biden? What do you think would be different right now had Biden been 30 years younger?
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I would be less embarrassed by his old ***.
 
Welcome to RECESSION 2022
brought to you by the democrat controlled House, democrat controlled Senate, and democrat President.

A year ago, with COVID and with supply chain issues, the economy was growing at a pace of 6.7%. Now a year later our economy is contracting and inflation is over 9%. Even the low unemployment rate is fake as there are 3 million fewer workers employed now than before the pandemic. Bravo democrats.
 
Al-O-Meter said:
Welcome to RECESSION 2022
brought to you by the democrat controlled House, democrat controlled Senate, and democrat President.

A year ago, with COVID and with supply chain issues, the economy was growing at a pace of 6.7%. Now a year later our economy is contracting and inflation is over 9%. Even the low unemployment rate is fake as there are 3 million fewer workers employed now than before the pandemic. Bravo democrats.
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lol
 
Al-O-Meter said:
Welcome to RECESSION 2022
brought to you by the democrat controlled House, democrat controlled Senate, and democrat President.
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It won't be as bad as Recession 2008 was, which in a show of the consistency you are so well known for, you of course blame on Republicans.
 
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