inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoSenator Who Caved on Shutdown Says “Standing Up to Trump Didn’t Work”newrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square114linkfedilinkarrow-up1596arrow-down113file-text
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It doesn’t get more pathetic than this. Oh I disagree that the Democrats won’t be more pathetic than this.
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-23 days agoHe’s 81 and in for reelection in 2030? (Last year he won over two other candidates like 15 years younger than him, still over retirement age.) Who are his sponsors/who does he work for? Was it about air travel? If Olympic games/basketball/hockey/etc would be chosen by vote USA teams would all be over 80 probably.
minus-squareMacchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoIn my mind it was 100% either pressure from the air travel lobby, or because they thought Trump might actually get the votes to nuke the filibuster.
He’s 81 and in for reelection in 2030?
(Last year he won over two other candidates like 15 years younger than him, still over retirement age.)
Who are his sponsors/who does he work for?
Was it about air travel?
If Olympic games/basketball/hockey/etc would be chosen by vote USA teams would all be over 80 probably.
In my mind it was 100% either pressure from the air travel lobby, or because they thought Trump might actually get the votes to nuke the filibuster.