• ceenote@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I really can’t think of a reason for them to cave other than worry that Trump will actually pressure Republicans into ending the filibuster and they might have to start doing their fucking jobs.

    Or Republicans might lose too hard and then scary progressive things could happen.

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      4 months ago

      Or they fear their constituents who are hungry and can’t see gramma for Thanksgiving will punish them as incumbents no matter that ® did this