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Red posted:This, and the fact that Abrams has teams of smart people working under her. It's not all one person. Take it from her! https://twitter.com/staceyabrams/status/1346854632363012097?s=21
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Mykroft posted:Small procedure question here that maybe is more appropriate for USPOL - what's to stop Mitch from filibustering any bills that come up and effectively blocking everything that way? Is the difference that R senators are more accountable for not helping to break it vs. them having no opportunity to say anything either way because it just never came up? The Democrats can set up a cloture vote and force rank and file republicans to vote in support of a filibuster against (bill people want). As majority leader, Mitch was able to protect his members from unpopular votes. He can't do that anymore.
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Mykroft posted:Small procedure question here that maybe is more appropriate for USPOL - what's to stop Mitch from filibustering any bills that come up and effectively blocking everything that way? Is the difference that R senators are more accountable for not helping to break it vs. them having no opportunity to say anything either way because it just never came up? Correct, absent filibuster reform most things will be DOA in the senate without the support of 10 republicans. But, as mentioned above, you can force them to vote against cloture, and you can use procedural mechanisms like reconciliation to make a small number of bills unfilibusterable. And judicial nominees are not filibusterable. Also, it's possible there might be momentum for filibuster reform after months of getting nothing done this year: you can do things like go back to a "talking filibuster" that might intuitively sound good and popular to the American populace (people remember Mr. Smith Goes To Washington and think the filibuster is still like that, even though it isn't) and actually would make it much harder to do constantly. (not saying anyone's secretly champing at the bit to kill the filibuster, but it's possible the political landscape changes with enough gridlock that we can blame on republicans in the coming months)
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Jan 6, 2021 17:42
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Wasserman has seen enough 3 times now, I think it's over https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1346859120083824644?s=19
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Jan 6, 2021 17:47
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Shageletic posted:I feel like Stacey is getting too much credit. Grassroots activists, either from youth groups or backed by Church orgs, is what pushed this, just like Latino orgs in Arizona helped turn that state in the wave of activism that occurred in the wake of extremely racist anti-Latino legislation. She deserves every single ounce of recognition and respect she is getting, as do every other organizer in georgia. Nobody is going unrecognized. It's pretty rich criticism coming from you.
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Jan 6, 2021 18:04
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*I wistfully stare in the middle distance as the sound of a hopeful Willie Nelson song slowly sadly fades into the fog* *I wipe a single tear away as I sit down quietly* *then in the distance a new sound is heard, gradually it grows louder* *I lift my head up and turn to hear* "Uh-cracka, lacka-lacka-lacka, cracka, lacka-lacka-lacka Uh-huh, baby, uh-huh, yeah, yeah A HUH, HUSH THAT FUSS"
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How are u posted:She deserves every single ounce of recognition and respect she is getting, as do every other organizer in georgia. Nobody is going unrecognized. It's pretty rich criticism coming from you. Do not make personal attacks, please.
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Jan 6, 2021 18:46
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Jan 6, 2021 18:53
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Cpt_Obvious posted:Wtf did Lewis do that had people so upset? Is this a tongue in cheek post or are you asking this in seriousness? I honestly can't tell.
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Coredump posted:Is this a tongue in cheek post or are you asking this in seriousness? I honestly can't tell. It was a joke. That meme made it appear as though Lewis was the devil and Stacey was johnnie. Edit: especially with his eyes closed in apparent submission.
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Jan 6, 2021 19:00
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Cpt_Obvious posted:It was a joke. That meme made it appear as though Lewis was the devil and Stacey was johnnie. He's literally John Lewis. He's Johnny.
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Wylie posted:He's literally John Lewis. He's Johnny. ...then Stacey is the devil?
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Jan 6, 2021 19:16
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this is boring, i’m bored
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How are u posted:She deserves every single ounce of recognition and respect she is getting, as do every other organizer in georgia. Nobody is going unrecognized. It's pretty rich criticism coming from you. Hmmm?
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Jan 6, 2021 19:21
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Jan 6, 2021 19:22
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BrianBoitano posted:Updated, just playing around Can someone explain this?
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Jan 6, 2021 19:22
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Cpt_Obvious posted:...then Stacey is the devil? Honestly all I wanted was the tweet with Abrams in it, but Twitter quoting sucks balls and grabs what it's replying to without asking.
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Jan 6, 2021 19:23
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Kraftwerk posted:Can someone explain this? Sherman tank Abrams tank
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Jan 6, 2021 19:23
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Petr posted:Is anyone in the DNC looking to replicate this in, say, Texas or Ohio? Upside: the Texas Democratic Party seems rather interested in this. Downside: it's the Texas Democratic Party. upside: starting tomorrow i'm going to be bugging people to get involved for the incredibly boring 2022 state convention and other general internal party stuff
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Jan 6, 2021 19:24
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Kraftwerk posted:Can someone explain this? Sherman the person literally burnt Georgia to the ground. Abrams the person metaphorically burnt the political establishment of Georgia to the ground. The Sherman was a tank used by the US during WW2. The Abrams tank is the main tank used by the US today.
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Jan 6, 2021 19:26
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Upside: the Texas Democratic Party seems rather interested in this. It was worrying how well Trump did with traditionally Dem areas in Texas. Correct me if I'm wrong. What could be done to turn things around there?
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Jan 6, 2021 19:26
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So, when will the count finish? I haven't really seen any sort of movement for the past 12 hours or so.
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cant cook creole bream posted:So, when will the count finish? I haven't really seen any sort of movement for the past 12 hours or so. Overseas and military ballots have until Friday. Final counts won't be available until then. I have no idea when other ballots will drop otherwise.
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Jan 6, 2021 19:32
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Shageletic posted:It was worrying how well Trump did with traditionally Dem areas in Texas. Correct me if I'm wrong. What could be done to turn things around there? Well, the Georgia lesson is that the Democratic enthusiasm can be maintained while Republican turnout craters without Trump.
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Jan 6, 2021 20:16
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Shageletic posted:Hmmm? Majorian said to cut it out, so feel free to PM me.
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Well, things are happening in Washington DC, but unsurprisingly, things seem to be happening in GA as well. https://twitter.com/AmyEGardner/status/1346899227964813314 Hm. Didn't seem to embed right, so a WaPo reporter is saying "Militia members have gathered outside the Georgia Capitol. Brad Raffensperger and senior staff have been escorted out to safety." E: Well _now_ it works.
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Jan 6, 2021 20:29
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I don’t watch it or care about any of the people on it aside from Whoopi, but I kinda love that The View has sort of morphed into 4 Old Ladies Piss Off John McCain’s Daughter over the last three-ish years. It’s loving great.
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Jan 6, 2021 20:45
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How are u posted:Majorian said to cut it out, so feel free to PM me. no thank you. Morrow posted:Well, the Georgia lesson is that the Democratic enthusiasm can be maintained while Republican turnout craters without Trump. Here's hoping!
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Shageletic posted:Hmmm? Shageletic posted:no thank you. Please don't try to provoke fights either. nine-gear crow posted:I don’t watch it or care about any of the people on it aside from Whoopi, but I kinda love that The View has sort of morphed into 4 Old Ladies Piss Off John McCain’s Daughter over the last three-ish years. The best part is that she totally knows this is as good as it's going to get for her. She knows she could have just kept the "moderate Republican whisperer" grift going with gullible, well-meaning doofuses like Michael Ian Black (who tbf I do like as a comedian), but no - she took the gig as the youngish racist white lady on The View, and now she's going to be pigeonholed for it.
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Warcabbit posted:Well, things are happening in Washington DC, but unsurprisingly, things seem to be happening in GA as well. Privately organized and/or unorganized armed groups aren't militias WaPo, you dinguses, they need to be governmentally authorized and organized units!  Unless you're referring to "the militia," as a collective whole, in which case every group of male citizens 17 to 45 is a militia.
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Jan 6, 2021 22:06
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Imagine if the runoff was today Or tomorrow
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Jan 6, 2021 22:09
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NBC just called it for Ossoff.
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lwoodio posted:NBC just called it for Ossoff. ABC called it too. Dems have the Senate.
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nine-gear crow posted:ABC called it too. Dems have the Senate. How could something so important seem so small 24 hours later? I know, it is a big deal. But Jesus Christ.
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