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Yes, Democrats should get rid of if *after* they have control of Congress again.
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Yes, Democrats should get rid of if *after* they have control of Congress again.
Yeah and they're going to get destroyed by voters for doing that.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Yeah and they're going to get destroyed by voters for doing that.
The capitulations will continue as long as Republicans have enough votes to remove the filibuster if they want to.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The capitulations will continue as long as Republicans have enough votes to remove the filibuster if they want to.
I don't think our democracy relies on internecine Senate manuevering. It will be won or lost in the streets in January 2029.
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I don't think our democracy relies on internecine Senate manuevering. It will be won or lost in the streets in January 2029.
Black voters pushed really hard for Joe Biden so they're not exactly batting 1.000 either.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Black voters pushed really hard for Joe Biden so they're not exactly batting 1.000 either.
I think there are many bad things that they have 50 votes for, including killing the ACA subsidies.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I think there are many bad things that they have 50 votes for, including killing the ACA subsidies.
In the long run sure, that still puts a lot of people at risk in the short run!
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
In the long run sure, that still puts a lot of people at risk in the short run!
Ostensibly left wing people do this with women constantly
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Ostensibly left wing people do this with women constantly
Then the GOP passes a CR, you get $0 ACA subsidies, and now they can pass a bunch of anti-trans legislation that the House has been pushing all year.
How is that a better path?
How is that a better path?
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Then the GOP passes a CR, you get $0 ACA subsidies, and now they can pass a bunch of anti-trans legislation that the House has been pushing all year.
How is that a better path?
How is that a better path?
Yeah dawg that's what I'm telling you. Normal people do not pay close enough attention to politics to know who is "caving" and who is "winning" on individual Senate votes.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Yeah dawg that's what I'm telling you. Normal people do not pay close enough attention to politics to know who is "caving" and who is "winning" on individual Senate votes.
Would you trade ACA subsidies for a nationwide ban on gender-affirming care for people on Medicaid?
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Would you trade ACA subsidies for a nationwide ban on gender-affirming care for people on Medicaid?
They didn't have much now. GOP can repeal the filibuster with 50 votes.
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
They didn't have much now. GOP can repeal the filibuster with 50 votes.
Like I get why people are blase about the filibuster being repealed but the potential risks of that path are pretty huge and not really knowable.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Like I get why people are blase about the filibuster being repealed but the potential risks of that path are pretty huge and not really knowable.
Nah, public consciousness about the shutdown is already fixed. The public will cease thinking about it tomorrow.
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Nah, public consciousness about the shutdown is already fixed. The public will cease thinking about it tomorrow.
Filibuster. Trump's leverage over the Senate GOP was growing.
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Filibuster. Trump's leverage over the Senate GOP was growing.
I think there's basically a 0% chance of the Senate Dems replacing Schumer before 2027
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I think there's basically a 0% chance of the Senate Dems replacing Schumer before 2027
Normal people do not pay attention to the news media in 2025
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Normal people do not pay attention to the news media in 2025
Everyone is ignoring the filibuster element
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Everyone is ignoring the filibuster element
"Good and savvy" would be overstating it but I'm pretty skeptical that there was a better plausible outcome
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
"Good and savvy" would be overstating it but I'm pretty skeptical that there was a better plausible outcome
Agreed, also people are ignoring the filibuster angle as well.
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Agreed, also people are ignoring the filibuster angle as well.
I mean yeah the alternative endgame here is the GOP killing the filibuster and getting to pretend they're the heroes saving Thanksgiving.
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I mean yeah the alternative endgame here is the GOP killing the filibuster and getting to pretend they're the heroes saving Thanksgiving.
I don't think the "narrative of blame" matters.
People who pay attention to Congress have already decided to vote for.
People who don't will blame Trump when the subsidies expire.
People who pay attention to Congress have already decided to vote for.
People who don't will blame Trump when the subsidies expire.
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I don't think the "narrative of blame" matters.
People who pay attention to Congress have already decided to vote for.
People who don't will blame Trump when the subsidies expire.
People who pay attention to Congress have already decided to vote for.
People who don't will blame Trump when the subsidies expire.
What? The GOP repealed the expanded subsidies in OBBA.
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
What? The GOP repealed the expanded subsidies in OBBA.
Dems presumably realized the shutdown was *helping* Trump put leverage on the Senate GOP to kill the filibuster
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Dems presumably realized the shutdown was *helping* Trump put leverage on the Senate GOP to kill the filibuster
I think the GOP would have killed the filibuster before letting that happen
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I think the GOP would have killed the filibuster before letting that happen