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Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign in January
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The only difference between Marjorie and the rest of the GOP House is that she wasn't an abject coward with complete fealty to Trump.
She didn't want in.
"RFKjr"s only "political currency" was his bad health policy ideas and his anti-vax movement. Trump's pulling him in with an offer to let him trash US public health policy for few votes was a savvy one. He probably moved some voters, particularly of the "moderate" but anti-vax persuasion to Trump and all we have to pay is the next deadly outbreak.
Gabbard is a loon and the rarest of international sycophants -- an Assad-ist. (And a putinist, it would seem.) I can't even think of a constituency that she would influence, except perhaps the centrist, but-both-siders who are fooled into thinking that Trump is a coalition builder and the Dems are purists. She shouldn't be within 10,000 miles of classified information.
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Respect for someone doesn’t mean denial of their faults. I respect Schumer, although I can’t stand his politics but thank the Lord for the golden rule. Politics fall within the area of our fallen nature.
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The Least likely explanation.
Her resignation is scheduled for a day after she qualifies for retirement benefits. Off into the sunset to enjoy her insider trading windfall.
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I'll agree it isn't very likely, though it would be unChristian of me to rule it out entirely. Still, it is interesting that MAGA Christians won't consider it.
Looks like she beat Trump at his own game. Well played!
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I think you're misunderstanding some of the cultural aspects of the deep south in the deep red rural counties.
A democrat won't get that seat. So I followed the timeline back for that area she currently represents (obviously district lines get redrawn over time, so there's not a 100% perfect historical line), but the last time a Democrat represented that kind of area, it was a very different kind of Democrat (think "pre-Southern Strategy" kind of Democrat -- if you catch my drift)
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Political currency wins elections evidently... you DO want the Democrats to win, yes?
As far as who Gabbard does or doesn't support...there are people on the democratic side who were pro-Iran, were there not?
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She can announce she's leaving, she hasn't left yet...she's still there until January.
Someone announcing their intent to not run again, but then reversing course, isn't unheard of in politics.
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) in February said she will seek another term in the House, nearly a year after she announced she would retire to spend more time with family. She said she decided to continue fighting for her constituents given the “challenging times for our Republic.”
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) similarly changed his mind, just two weeks after saying he would retire at the end of his current term. He said the reverse in choice came after he fielded calls from various people.
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at some point you have to let the chips fall where they may.
its not our job to be the morality police, or insist that tax dollars be spent effectively. people are complacent and you have to let them be complacent to the point they get hurt before they wise up and change their ways.
teach your children the games both sides play and invest your money instead of donating it to political campaigns, you'll have more left over at the end of your life.
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I still feel like I have a vested interest in wanting both parties put forth the best they have to offer and hashing it out.
If, in my lifetime, If I could see a presidential race to the effect of "Jared Polis vs. Charlie Baker" or something similar...I'd be a happy camper.
I want to see a presidential election that
A) makes me think it's worth my time to go to the polling place to begin with
B) is a tough decision because I'm trying to decide who's better between two decent options, instead of having to do the "lesser of two evils" routine.
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