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BumRushDaShow

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14. "doesn't change the fact his handlers are focused, smart, ruthless, and playing for the long haul."
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 04:59 PM
Mar 2025

His so-called "smart handlers" pulled people out of the already short-handed GOP-controlled House, including dangling the carrot at Gaetz and having him RESIGN before he was even considered for confirmation, leaving his seat as a vacancy when his nomination was the first to be torpedoed.

And there was Waltz, another pulled from the House and now on the hot-seat and potentially a target for being the "fall guy" for Signalgate.

Pulling Stefanik (as a "reward for loyalty" ) would have been that proverbial straw... They were even looking at pulling others until someone told them "the math" (especially since Democrats actually had a net GAIN in the House in 2024, despite some of our seats being flipped since WE also flipped some of THEIR seats).

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So he hasn't been told what to think yet. Huge mandate they have, right? Walleye Mar 2025 #1
Could this possibly mean they're actually worried about losses among the 2 seats on April 1? AZJonnie Mar 2025 #2
I think it absolutely means they are very concerned about losing the Florida Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #8
Right so if we took all four of the (now) vacant seats, it's 218R-217D AZJonnie Mar 2025 #11
Sorry Stinky, he didn't love you that much after all. C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #3
Stinky loves to be on TV-I recall her face on a lot until recently. If she went to the UN-she would be riversedge Mar 2025 #6
Embarrassing for Trump Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #4
They might be concerned over one blue-wave Mar 2025 #5
Reason is Democrats are surging in 3 special elections for House seats in April. Go Democratic Party! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #7
There's only 2 special elections scheduled for April. Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #9
Thanks. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #10
Basic sensible politics The Mouth Mar 2025 #12
"doesn't change the fact his handlers are focused, smart, ruthless, and playing for the long haul." BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #14
They probably thought Gaetz's seat was safe. Dulcinea Mar 2025 #15
Both seats there were considered "safe" BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #16
Aw, and poor Elise had already picked out her new office furniture. tanyev Mar 2025 #13
kick! blogslug Mar 2025 #17
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