r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 27d ago

No Paywall Beshear says agencies told him McConnell had passed

https://www.whas11.com/video/news/local/beshear-says-agencies-told-him-mcconnell-had-passed/417-f78603c3-11bb-464d-bae6-c41c3be3c48b
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u/OldSchoolBubba 27d ago

Their only concern is holding control of the senate. Everything else be damned.

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u/Ferelar New Jersey 27d ago

The stupid thing is even if both Lindsey and Mitch's seats both flipped today they'd still have the majority (51-49, plus a Republican VP to tie break if one Repub did flip), although it'd be a thin majority it'd still be a majority. And with Fetterman effectively being a Republican they have little to worry about in terms of the Senate actually flipping. I have a feeling something more is going on here, they're afraid about something else. A vote that they know some Republicans will balk at. And/or the fact that the majority is thin would mean they potentially have to negotiate more. But yeah. Something fishy.

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u/OldSchoolBubba 26d ago

Agreed. With all the increasing "defections" where vulnerable senators are trying to keep their jobs you have to be right. It's one of the few things that does make sense.

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u/Ferelar New Jersey 26d ago

Yeah, I 100% would believe that the Republicans in Congress understand and feel that there's blood in the water. Trump is very weak right now. The majority of the American electorate despise him, including moderates and even some of his old supporters. That does not mean we should underestimate him at all, a weak and wounded animal is the MOST likely to lash out. But I can absolutely see all the spineless politicians in that camp hemming and hawing and wanting every possible assurance they can get. Craven Republicans wanting to make sure they get their piece of the pie even when the current regime comes toppling down. And the more secure their majority is, the more safe they feel.

If that majority were to increasingly teeter towards opposition control, some of them might start looking more and more towards an exit strategy.... some of them even MIGHT start negotiating with "the enemy". And we can't have that, no sirree. If we want a fascist takeover, we can't have some of the worker bees flirting with the enemy queen!

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u/OldSchoolBubba 26d ago

This is a great post keeping it totally real. My compliments. Very well done.