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WhiskeyGrinder

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13. Collin Peterson is from the district that went for Trump by the widest margin in MN. He votes

Reply to TruckFump (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 11:38 AM

Oct 2019

against the Dems about a quarter of the time when votes come up. He's generally very well liked in the district, which runs a little moderate for all the red that's there. His vote is utterly unsurprising and he'll get reelected as long as he wants.

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So which two Dem Reps are kissing Trumps ass by voting "no?" [View all] TruckFump Oct 2019 OP

These two: fleur-de-lisa Oct 2019 #1

Nancy should remove them from all committees. And they should be primaried. Buckeyeblue Oct 2019 #4

No, she shouldn't remove them StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #10

Why defend them? Nt USALiberal Oct 2019 #17

Who's defending them? StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #20

I KNEW Collin Peterson would be one of them. I suppose the pragmatic bullwinkle428 Oct 2019 #9

Both have opposed impeachment SCantiGOP Oct 2019 #12

hope so, as we need to have them primaried beachbumbob Oct 2019 #2

Yep. Totally. TruckFump Oct 2019 #5

You're not going to get a real Dem. One represents a district Trump won by 30 points. Drunken Irishman Oct 2019 #18

I don't think they're kissing ass. lpbk2713 Oct 2019 #3

Bought by whom? TruckFump Oct 2019 #6

Vlad via some intermediary. lpbk2713 Oct 2019 #8

So he buys just two votes? Why? TruckFump Oct 2019 #11

They were willing. lpbk2713 Oct 2019 #14

We do know. One, Collin Peterson, represents a district Trump won by 31 points in 2016. Drunken Irishman Oct 2019 #19

Pol'tics not always surface empedocles Oct 2019 #7

Collin Peterson is from the district that went for Trump by the widest margin in MN. He votes WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2019 #13

Pelosi didn't Raftergirl Oct 2019 #15

Thank you for pointing this out so clearly. crickets Oct 2019 #16