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everyonematters

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19. The low favorability with independents, is an indication that they are voting with us as a check on Trump,
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:05 PM
Mar 31

not because they have confidence in us.

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The Senate passed a bill to pay TSA workers. Speaker Johnson won't allow it to come to the floor of the House for a vote surfered Mar 31 #1
Republicans control Congress Prairie Gates Mar 31 #2
I'm not here to argue about who did what. Congress as an overall policy should not deny workers paychecks in the future. Jacson6 Mar 31 #3
Well you should be here to argue who did what gab13by13 Mar 31 #4
So you're trolling. mr715 Mar 31 #27
I don't appreciate your Ad hominem. N/T Jacson6 Mar 31 #29
Apologies. mr715 Mar 31 #30
All I'm saying that what congress has done to these workers and their families is to harm them. Jacson6 Mar 31 #31
They'll get back pay. mr715 Mar 31 #32
Everyone knows there is the 60-vote threshold in the Senate. everyonematters Mar 31 #7
They met the threshold Prairie Gates Mar 31 #8
We are still refusing to fund DHS. Everyone is responsible for their own actions. everyonematters Mar 31 #10
The action is refusing to greenlight fascist murderers on the streets of our communities Prairie Gates Mar 31 #11
It got passed. mr715 Mar 31 #28
All it takes is the little Johnson to allow it Torchlight Mar 31 #5
Or 4(ish?) GOPers to sign a discharge petition SSJVegeta Mar 31 #6
Everyone is accountable for their own actions. Refusing to fund DHS is an action. everyonematters Mar 31 #9
Bull, that is a right wing talking point IMO. gab13by13 Mar 31 #12
Why do you think our approval rating with independents is 28%? It is actions like this. everyonematters Mar 31 #13
Can you give me a source for that number? dpibel Mar 31 #14
In today's YouGov poll it is 23%. everyonematters Mar 31 #15
Sorry to be dense, but how about a link? dpibel Mar 31 #16
No problem. everyonematters Mar 31 #18
Thank you. dpibel Mar 31 #20
Here's a Quinnipiac poll from a few days ago EdmondDantes_ Mar 31 #17
The low favorability with independents, is an indication that they are voting with us as a check on Trump, everyonematters Mar 31 #19
I would agree. But in the short term, I'm happy to focus on that positive EdmondDantes_ Mar 31 #21
Yes, if we win the House or the Senate, that will be our big chance to show that we can make a difference. everyonematters Mar 31 #25
Ok. mr715 Mar 31 #23
Imagine Prairie Gates Mar 31 #24
I am sympathetic to the concern for people that have been hurt. mr715 Mar 31 #26
There is a lot of cruelty Congress should stop. mr715 Mar 31 #22
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