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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
Mon Mar 25, 2019, 09:54 AM Mar 2019

If we had gotten three more republicans and reigned in the Dems we could have stopped Barr

Senate: 53 Republicans, 47 Democrats

Although it was a near-party-line 54 to 45 vote, Democratic senators Doug Jones of Alabama; Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona; and Joe Manchin of West Virginia broke with their party and joined their Republican colleagues in voting in favor of Barr's nomination. GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted no, citing Barr's record on privacy and surveillance issues.

I KNOW - water under the bridge - but he does seem to be the effed up key to this at this moment.

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If we had gotten three more republicans and reigned in the Dems we could have stopped Barr (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2019 OP
GOTV for every single election, Local, State, National. 33taw Mar 2019 #1
Three Judas Goats DonCoquixote Mar 2019 #2
As it was it didn't matter. But Barr had that HUGE Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2019 #3

DonCoquixote

(13,943 posts)
2. Three Judas Goats
Mon Mar 25, 2019, 10:10 AM
Mar 2019

Yes, I know the mantra about Red States, but sometimes, we need to get the Blue Dog to stand by us when it counts, especially as it takes us a lot of resources to stand by them, especially they they love to stand with the same people trying to make us fall and keep us down.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
3. As it was it didn't matter. But Barr had that HUGE
Mon Mar 25, 2019, 10:36 AM
Mar 2019

Red flag on him (don't bother a president with investigation). Yet we would have had to find three repukes who hate trump. No wonder trump prolonged it with Whitaker since they gained seats.

Shows how not having control of Senate affected everything.

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