General Political Fúckery Thread: 119th Congress - Government Shutdown on October 1, 2025?

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Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), a McCarthy loyalist, said the group’s threats won’t change his mind.

“That will make me never vote for Jordan,” he told reporters. “Why? Because if this was their plot all along — to oust Kevin McCarthy, who was a rightful leader, to put the one that they wanted — that’s just rewarding bad behavior.”

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I see the play here, but I don't think this political martyrdom plan is going to have the reach and effect that they want.

shyt is the political equivalent of a boxer that doesn't want to fight any more giving their opponent openings to knock them out so they don't have to quit. :dead:
 

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On the low I think the moderates want someone who won’t shut the government down, and the MAGA’s do. Default hurts both sides because the MAGA wants to be able to say they chose to shut the government down, not that it was a response to them being dysfunctional.

I legit think we might see moderates Republicans (in districts Biden won) vote with the Dems, at a certain point they got to say fukk the rest of ya’ll I got to keep my job.
 

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Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), a McCarthy loyalist, said the group’s threats won’t change his mind.

“That will make me never vote for Jordan,” he told reporters. “Why? Because if this was their plot all along — to oust Kevin McCarthy, who was a rightful leader, to put the one that they wanted — that’s just rewarding bad behavior.”

Was hoping this was the sentiment among the Republican majority
 

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Imagine the fukkery this would cause among repubs


Part of me thinks that's the end goal. They are the dog who caught the car, and they have no idea what to do from here. They angle so the Dems should save them, and they have tons of fundraising emails ready to talk about the power grab from the Democrats
 

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Part of me thinks that's the end goal. They are the dog who caught the car, and they have no idea what to do from here. They angle so the Dems should save them, and they have tons of fundraising emails ready to talk about the power grab from the Democrats

Nah I dont think thats it tbh. They are not that smart or willing to let go of any semblance of power
 

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cut to the chase

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