Can moderate Republicans win primariesThey would have won if they elected more moderates candidates, especially in places like Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona.
Social reasonsI shared this same thing before about West Virginia. West Virginia has a history of being a very progressive state---they were created because they didn't want to be a slave state---and was a pro-working class state for most of the 20th century---and it was working class because they actually fought and died for it. It still is, but the fall of the coal industry and the lack of support by any politician has lead to where it is now where they vote Republican because of social reasons. Manchin is a Clinton/Atari Democrat, but he doesn't care about workers issues.
The Intercept had a podcast episode on this topic last year:
Deconstructed: King Manchin
Joe Manchin is one of the most talked-about senators among D.C. pundits. But who is he really, and what do West Virginians think of him?theintercept.com
it's too bad, dems needed that to hold the house
now need a miracle to happen (take AZ-06, CA-41, and have to flip CO-03 via remaining mail-in/military/cured votes)
Don’t matter Dems still won even on a 3 seat GOP house majority.. Dems will get 10-15 GOP reps to vote on their side and these are the ones who don’t have no attachment to Maga
I know most people don't fukk with Pelosi, but she is very, very good at whipping the vote with tight margins. If Dems had 219, they'd pass some shyt in the House.yeah, a ~220/219 - 215/216 House is a SHYT show...imagine trying to manage that?
silver lining is that at least Rs get the blame for the shyt show
most important is that it is unlikely MAGA can hold the debt limit hostage now with that House margin. they would have FOR SURE done that and tanked the economy just to blame biden for it had they had the votes to do it
Really seems like a shift is happening. With the senate races I assume McConnell made a call - no election denying bullshyt, no drawn out nonsense if it's clear you lost, etc. Mastriano has no McConnell connection as a candidate for governor yet is refusing to claim fraud either.
Really looks like the only person who will loudly claim fraud will be Kari Lake, if she loses in AZ. Kinda seems obvious she is auditioning to be Trump's VP, at a time when much of the party seems to be moving away from him.
Chuck did say that would be one of the first thing past, I it'll probably be through reconciliationWhat's the likelihood of the John Lewis Act getting passed at this point?