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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Republicans: Makes wildy controversial and unpopular opinion

Also republican: Surprised when they might start losing popular votes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Who could have foreseen that when your entire political platform is to make people’s lives worse you would be unpopular?!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Alternate Title: Senate Republicans fear they haven't suppressed enough votes to maintain minority rule.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Abortion rights issue should be a slam dunk in favor of Democrats but as we have seen repeatedly that folks will continue to vote against their own interests.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup. They handed us a gigantic two-handed war cudgel, and we are most definitely going to beat the everliving shit out of them with it each and every single election cycle.

For as long as we've got it.

Don't arm your opponents.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sun Tzu: Don't interrupt your opponent when they are making a mistake.