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7. Stack up those frequent flier miles, Senators

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Jun 5, 2018, 03:16 PM

Jun 2018

Yeah, this is pretty nakedly partisan, but there's nothing that says you can't send five Democratic Senators at a time out to campaign. Object to every request to proceed by unanimous consent, demand full roll call votes on everything, and basically use Roberts Rules to gum up the works between now and election day. It's not like the Republicans didn't do this themselves.

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McConnell cancels Senate's August recess preventing Dems from campaigning for midterms [View all] Quixote1818 Jun 2018 OP

But doesn't that also prevent his GOPers from campaigning? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #1

But far more incumbent Democrats are up this time exboyfil Jun 2018 #3

Read the second line in my OP. Dems have a lot more races this round. nt Quixote1818 Jun 2018 #4

The good side is that if he pulls some shit and BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #2

Yeah. Mb they wrote their own 'ticket'. This could backfire on the republucres. eom sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #10

Works both ways...McConnell can't stop a blue tidal wave beachbum bob Jun 2018 #5

This might require some innovative approaches exboyfil Jun 2018 #6

Was thinking the same thing. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #8

👍 sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #11

+1 Lucinda Jun 2018 #12

Stack up those frequent flier miles, Senators gratuitous Jun 2018 #7

That's it--GUM THEM UP!! sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #9

Turtle admits defeat C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #13