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Johnny2X2X

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18. What the GOP would do

Reply to SSJVegeta (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 08:39 AM

Sep 2025

The Dems should go to a couple GOP congressmen in Dem leaning districts and simply bribe them. Offer them $10s of millions in campaign cash, offer them cushy spots on committees, and even offer them hard cash in "tips". This is what the GOP would do.

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