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TnDem

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7. Votes are needed

Reply to intheflow (Reply #6)

Sun Feb 2, 2025, 10:38 AM

Feb 2025

Votes are wildly important when you can peel a couple of iffy Republicans away.

If all Democrats vote as a block and a few Republicans go our way, it matters greatly.,,,If the vote is whipped privately and the entire Senate knows it's going 100% party-line, it makes no difference.

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This is why Democrats need to vote no on every Trump cabinet pick: [View all] intheflow Feb 2025 OP

And he still would have been confirmed with a vote of 52 to 45. sinkingfeeling Feb 2025 #1

So what? intheflow Feb 2025 #2

votes TnDem Feb 2025 #5

Okay. Why even vote, then? intheflow Feb 2025 #6

Votes are needed TnDem Feb 2025 #7

Again, why even vote? intheflow Feb 2025 #8

If they were chosen by Trump they are trusted by his team to do whatever he wants Renew Deal Feb 2025 #3

Not to mention that a lot of Americans need to look up to their Democratic leaders right now. Think. Again. Feb 2025 #4