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by JumpCrisscross 421 days ago
> copious peer pressure not to be That Guy

How? You don’t think you could find Democrats, today, who wouldn’t roll the dice on a new Congress? The proposal essentially gives a narrow minority the ability to call no confidence.
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smitty1e 421 days ago
...and self-immolate. You don't work that hard to get elected and then piss it away.
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JumpCrisscross 420 days ago
> You don't work that hard to get elected and then piss it away

If it gives your party a chance at retaking power? It would be an obvious trade for an administration to do.

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smitty1e 420 days ago
So, you're saying that a large number (say, 100) of minority members of the House would scuttle their current seats in order to blow away the majority party's seats?

I remind you that, under the current regime, Sen. Schumer (D-BY) played along with the GOP Continuing Resolution* not because he fancied the CR, but to avoid giving the Treasury the power of the purse that would come with a shutdown.

*And took a napalm shower for it in social media.

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