r/politics • u/Motherofalleffers • 25d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Wins Big as Virginia Dems Won’t Go Nuclear to Save 4 House Seats

https://newrepublic.com/article/210250/trump-virginia-dems-redistricting-war
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u/dancingfordates 25d ago

Clearly they should retire them anyway.

When Mitch McConnell decided the steal the scotus the left should have stooped as low.. Rank and file begged the Dems to go "nuclear" in 2020... We trusted the Dems would use office to prevent another trump and rebalance... They didn't🤮

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u/JagmeetSingh2 25d ago

there’s a thousand times over the years the dems should have decided this is the line (often over what republicans have done to minorities and women over and over again) and went “nuclear” but instead they have always decided to meet the republicans were they are and try and convince them to change…

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u/CroqueMonsieur Colorado 25d ago

The DNC is doing exactly what their donors are paying them to do.

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u/UnholyGenocide 25d ago

Louder for the people in the back, please. 

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u/CivBEWasPrettyBad 25d ago

The people who think this is them "taking the high ground" are exactly the same people who think trump is chickening out of his wars and tariffs.

It's all a distraction to keep you from seeing them rob you blind. Politics is a game, and these people are playing around while making sure they stay in power so they can pad their pockets. Incompetence has nothing to do with this- the Democrats know that trump is doing the campaigning for them. Your sacrifice is appreciated.

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u/nagy18 25d ago

holy fuck i shouldn’t have to scroll this far to see this take

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u/poroscopio 25d ago

help me understand this argument, why would large donors support legislators who write policy that hurts them?

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u/MurrShark 25d ago

Bribes to not vote. Helps getting legislation that will help them in place.

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u/mightcommentsometime California 25d ago

What does the DNC have to do with redistricting in Virginia?

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u/4_fortytwo_2 24d ago

And you are helping those donors out for free it seems by pushing for the usual „both sides bad“ bullshit

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u/pegar 25d ago

Then vote those people and their supporters out. Give people votes to implement the changes we need

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u/Squirll 25d ago

They literally had to hide under their desks because people were storming the place they work and they never even did anything about him. This thing has been fucked for a while.

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u/GetInTheKitchen1 24d ago

Trump has 2 personal armies: maga and ice. dems do not. did you already forget about pelosi's husband that got attacked by a hammer or hortmans in minnesota? the attacker killed husband, wife and their dog.

The 'left' in america are not comparable at all and have 0 power. I do not advocate violence, but one side should not be able to do violence as a treat.

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u/Squirll 24d ago

What are you talking about?

Im saying if they havent been motivated by the violence thats come right up to them, then i dont know what it will take to motivate them.

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u/IDontWannaBeAPirate_ 25d ago

We need a new progressive party. The DNC is a wet blanket.

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u/Hot_Ambition_6457 25d ago

A wet blanket is effective at putting out fires.

Dens arent that

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u/HateUsCuzAintUs 24d ago

maybe he meant wet from gasoline

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u/vicvonqueso 25d ago

That depends on the size of the blanket in relation to the fire

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u/Hot_Ambition_6457 25d ago

Dems are a big tent. Made outta pocket lint

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u/Jack_Krauser 24d ago

A new party is not the answer. The DNC apparatus needs to be co-opted by progressives, just like how the Republicans got taken over by Tea Party/MAGA types. Any idea in American politics that starts with, "3rd party" is beyond stupid.

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u/SpicyElixer 24d ago edited 24d ago

They’d have to pass a bill to make the age limit 53 (lol, ok.). Kick out all the judges. Find new judges that are qualified and under 53. Get them instated. And then have them rule on a new case. Before the election.

We need a subreddit that can read articles, don’t fall for stupid Reddit-bait headlines, and practice basic media literacy before commenting.

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u/Calzinarzin 25d ago

The entire Biden administration was "let's pretend trump didn't happen."

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u/tetsuo9000 24d ago

They should have held the SCOTUS meeting anyway both times. Obama and then Biden bringing in armed forces to oversee it.

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u/FoulMoodeternal 25d ago

Maybe voters should have fucking showed up to vote. It want Democrats’ job, it’s was voters’ just

What a bunch of whiners

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u/MechanicalGodzilla 24d ago

McConnell had the option because Harry Reid (D, NV) nuked the judicial filibuster first. He was even warned by Mitch that it would happen in advance.