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HopeAgain

(4,407 posts) Wed Mar 7, 2018, 10:38 PM Mar 2018

17 Democrats acting like Republicans...

How can they justify voting for the 1% and bank deregulation?

Bennet (D-CO)
Carper (D-DE)
Coons (D-DE)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Manchin (D-WV)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Warner (D-VA)

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17 Democrats acting like Republicans... (Original Post) HopeAgain Mar 2018 OP

North dakota and delaware are because most drray23 Mar 2018 #1

17 ;-) CentralMass Mar 2018 #2

Bought off by the bank lobbyists. democratisphere Mar 2018 #3

Bennet. Im disappointed but not surprised mountain grammy Mar 2018 #4

What was the strategy with that major vote? Any ideas? The_Casual_Observer Mar 2018 #5

Doug Jones makes sense PatentlyDemocratic Mar 2018 #6

There has to be a reason for each and every one of these votes....n/t Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #7

Yes, $$$ HopeAgain Mar 2018 #8

Sad, but true. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2018 #9

drray23

(7,627 posts)

1. North dakota and delaware are because most

Reply to HopeAgain (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2018, 10:41 PM

Mar 2018

Financial institutions are headquartered there. It's no surprise the senators from these states would vote to.protect them, thanks to the citizen United ruling which pretty much legalized bribing of politicians.

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

2. 17 ;-)

Reply to HopeAgain (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2018, 10:41 PM

Mar 2018

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

3. Bought off by the bank lobbyists.

Reply to HopeAgain (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2018, 11:00 PM

Mar 2018

Shame. Damn shame.

mountain grammy

(26,619 posts)

4. Bennet. Im disappointed but not surprised

Reply to HopeAgain (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2018, 11:10 PM

Mar 2018

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)

5. What was the strategy with that major vote? Any ideas?

Reply to HopeAgain (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2018, 11:25 PM

Mar 2018

Why do that?

PatentlyDemocratic

(89 posts)

6. Doug Jones makes sense

Reply to HopeAgain (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2018, 11:34 PM

Mar 2018

Many local and regional banks sprung up here since the Great Recession. Regions is also based in Birmingham. Could be why Doug Jones went along with it.