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Silent3

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2. If they were *totally* there, they'd just switch parties and let McConnell take over the Senate

Reply to Girard442 (Original post)

Sat Oct 30, 2021, 01:42 PM

Oct 2021

I don't see a reasonable scenario where Republicans would prefer to remain in the minority, just blocking Democratic progress, rather than actually having the Senate majority themselves.

Manchin and Sinema being in the back pocket of wealthy donors, however, that's another matter.

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I have this gnawing bad feeling that Manchin and Sinema are totally in the R's pocket... [View all] Girard442 Oct 2021 OP

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