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kentuck

(112,795 posts)
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 11:17 PM Dec 2016

Our fate as a Party and a country may depend on 5 or 6 Republican Senators

That is all that is left of that Party that has not succumbed to the cult of personality. If they do not stand up to the threat in front of us, then we have no political defenses against a vengeful and ignorant majority.

Is that the direction we are going? Or have they all joined the cult? Is this the next chapter after the electors vote tomorrow ?

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Our fate as a Party and a country may depend on 5 or 6 Republican Senators (Original Post) kentuck Dec 2016 OP
It's quiet... too quiet, curious to see what the morning brings. Ellipsis Dec 2016 #1
I think they may be very busy trying to reach all the electors? kentuck Dec 2016 #2
So, we're screwed? jfern Dec 2016 #3
Not entirely. kentuck Dec 2016 #4
That assumes that every Democrat in the Senate sticks together. totodeinhere Dec 2016 #5
Bingo! Txbluedog Dec 2016 #6
Not happening. 40 Democratic Senators just voted to give Trump more propaganda powers jfern Dec 2016 #7
Rand Paul is a snake but it looks like he's gonna stand up to Trump on some stuff. DemocraticWing Dec 2016 #8
Profiles in courage? kentuck Dec 2016 #9
More like 3. Tatiana Dec 2016 #10
We need to present our values in their core language. There is some overlap, after all. JudyM Dec 2016 #11

kentuck

(112,795 posts)
2. I think they may be very busy trying to reach all the electors?
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 01:12 AM
Dec 2016

If they can't convince them, they will threaten them. That seems to be the present pattern with the letters the electors have received?

jfern

(5,204 posts)
3. So, we're screwed?
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 01:43 AM
Dec 2016

There are no Jacob Javitts, Lowell Weickers, Jim Jeffords, Lincoln Chafees, or even Arlen Specters or Olympia Snowes in the Senate.

kentuck

(112,795 posts)
4. Not entirely.
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 04:46 PM
Dec 2016

We need to find 3 or 4 friendly Reoublican Senators and stand behind them.
On our own, we have no political power.

 

Txbluedog

(1,128 posts)
6. Bingo!
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 05:20 PM
Dec 2016

Joe Manchin is a good bet to vote with the republicans, Heidi Heitkamp pretty much begged Trump for a cabinet post---I don't see the dem caucus sticking together on anything

DemocraticWing

(1,290 posts)
8. Rand Paul is a snake but it looks like he's gonna stand up to Trump on some stuff.
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 11:01 PM
Dec 2016

I really hope all his rhetoric on standing for constitutional is backed up by action, because it will be tested a lot in coming years.

Others to watch: Mike Lee, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rob Portman, Jeff Flake, Ben Sasse, John McCain, and Lindsay Graham. It's no secret that was basically the cohort of Republicans that voted against Trump this year. We'll see if they all fall in line or if they have some backbone on the occasional issue.

Tatiana

(14,167 posts)
10. More like 3.
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 11:53 PM
Dec 2016

McCain, Graham, and Collins. Paul is a moron who will still kiss the pResident's ring. The other three don't have to worry about their political futures as much.

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