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[fishonjazz]

House Republicans cry James Comer's "clueless investigation" is a "disaster": report

“James Comer continues to embarrass himself and House Republicans," one Republican told The Messenger

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As the 2024 presidential election draws closer, Comer's impeachment investigation is nearing its conclusion with no hard-hitting accusations to level against President Joe Biden. More than a dozen Republican lawmakers, senior aides and strategists told The Messenger that how little the probe has accomplished has whittled down the faith they had in the Kentucky Republican.

“Comer has cast a wide net and caught very little fish. That is a big problem for him,” a personal Donald Trump ally told the outlet.

“James Comer continues to embarrass himself and House Republicans. He screws up over and over and over,” a source close to GOP leadership told The Messenger. “I don’t know how Republicans actually impeach the president based on his clueless investigation and lack of leadership.”

Earlier this month, Republicans were readying to hold the younger Biden in contempt of Congress for dodging the deposition, despite Hunter Biden expressing interest in providing a public testimony. Two weeks ago, during an Oversight Committee hearing intended to discuss the contempt resolution, the younger Biden made a surprise appearance that sparked outcry and dissension among the lawmakers.

“It seems like they got played by Hunter Biden,” one senior House GOP aide told the outlet. “It was a disaster. They looked like buffoons.”

GOP members have also taken issue with Comer's Fox News and Newsmax appearances about the probe, where they bemoan his promises of "bombshell information" that he later fails to deliver on

A Trump ally told The Messenger that Comer “set the bar too high” for what constitutes an impeachable offense by trying to prove that Joe Biden accepted a direct payment from his son or brother, James Biden, during the committee panel's dive into the transactions, which the White House dismissed as regular loan repayments.

Proving such a transaction was not necessary, the Trump ally said, explaining that the bar shouldn't be that high for impeachment. “Congress determines what is a high crime and misdemeanor,” the source said.

Liked these comments: Meanwhile, in the reality based world, President Biden has passed a bipartisan infrastructure bill, a gun safety bill, a bill battling climate change, increasing corporate taxes & lowering the cost of prescription drugs, a bill to build semiconductors here at home, a bill to ensure marriage equality, and a bill to ensure our Veterans and their survivors get the care and benefits they’ve earned and deserve. All while lowering inflation, creating jobs and growing our economy by historic numbers at the same time. Every democratic voter in the country will turn out to vote Blue and for President Biden in November.

Republicans ran almost exclusively on the economy and inflation in the '22 mid terms. Pretty sure they're gonna tackle those issues any day now.

Those two being lesser concerns along with low unemployment, the impeachment inquiry falling flat, gas prices stabilizing etc. they are just running out of things to pile on. There’s still the immigration issue to sort out and things look to be headed in the right direction but you never know. MAGA might pull out at the 11 hour just to keep one campaign issue alive. In the meantime trumps legal woes don’t seem to be dissipating any time soon.

2024 platform: The Democrats are doing invisible bad things that we’ll never find because they’re invisible, but they are doing them. Vote for us because we’ll keep trying to find them!

 

[fishonjazz]

These investigations go back years. I gave up on anything coming from this. I would love for him to be held accountable if he did this, but my faith in the allegations took a big hit when they backed off a couple years ago.

Ya sounds like there are some new witnesses

 

[Douchebag K]

So no candidate ever won the iowa caucus and the new hampshire caucus and not the nomination so its basically over at this point (I knew it was over all along).

I did love one comment i saw from Nikki Hailey last night though: "whichever party retires their 80 year old candidate first will win the presidency"
I couldn't agree more.

this is it you wouldn't think it's rocket science

 

[Red]

Very inclusive movement Trump built:

Yesterday, Trump posted a threat to donors: “Nikki ‘Birdbrain’ Haley is very bad for the Republican Party and, indeed, our Country…. Anybody that makes a ‘Contribution’ to Birdbrain, from this moment forth, will be permanently barred from the MAGA camp. We don’t want them and will not accept them.”

 

[fishonjazz]

Very inclusive movement Trump built:

Yesterday, Trump posted a threat to donors: “Nikki ‘Birdbrain’ Haley is very bad for the Republican Party and, indeed, our Country…. Anybody that makes a ‘Contribution’ to Birdbrain, from this moment forth, will be permanently barred from the MAGA camp. We don’t want them and will not accept them.”

Right on Trump. Keep doing stuff like this. Make it clear that it's maga against the world. Isolate yourself. Draw lines in the sand. Only increases your chances of losing.


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[Red]

Right on Trump. Keep doing stuff like this. Make it clear that it's maga against the world. Isolate yourself. Draw lines in the sand. Only increases your chances of losing.


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My thought as well…

 

[Red]

“Dementia Don” has been trending on Twitter. I’ve been enjoying some of the resulting tweets. I think Democratic operative James Caraville helped start the “Trump has syphilis and dementia” thing. Likely all going up his butt sideways, too. He does have the emotional development of a 5 year old. Imagine a debate with Biden, in which Trump says “I know you are, but what am I?”. I can imagine that from our 5 year old ex. I can imagine seeing an insecure man-child come debate time.


View: https://twitter.com/TTolman/status/1749943631610552603

 

[fishonjazz]

Some good comedy in here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/eric-trump-accidentally-shreds-dad-083150086.html

Eric Trump inadvertently called out his father Donald Trump during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday.
Eric Trump: They've been censoring my father since the minute he went down the escalator. Anything they put out, he would censor.

Donald Trump is believed to have received billions of dollars worth of free media coverage in the nine years since he declared his serious political intentions.

Trump himself as president also reportedly attempted to censor late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel over his mocking jokes. And last year, the now-Republican front-runner signaled he’d seek revenge on MSNBC over its coverage of him, should he win back the White House.

Are “They” in the room with you now Eric?

Eric is fluent in Herschel Walker.

Censoring him? By broadcasting every ****ing thing he says?

“Censoring my father.”What are you talking about Eric?Your father NEVER shuts up. He’s an undisciplined, four-year-old in the body of a 77-year-old man, in a diaper.

Trump never shuts up. Impossible to censor

These guys. Seriously. We have wall to wall Trump for the last 8 years. Nobody is censoring him.

Yes, Eric, your father's been censored despite having virtually every word he's uttered for the last eight years broadcast live on TV.

Omg, if only that were true. Can you imagine not being exposed to this horrible person ever again?

In 2015 Donny4x's promised to unveil a new health care plan. It never existed. And never will. Donny4x's promised to build a wall. He only did 458 miles out of 2,000. Most of it was repair or replacement, not new. He promised to make Mexico pay. They didn't. He pulled money from the Dept of Defense being spent on legitimate projects to fund his wall obsession. He promised to cut the deficit. He added $8T to it. He promised a middle-class tax cut. He cut taxes for the rich. The middle class is paying for it. He said he wouldn't play golf as President. He made 250 visits to his own golf clubs. It cost taxpayers $136 million. He said he'd increase economic growth by 4%. He didn't. President Biden did. He promised an infrastructure plan. He had none. President Biden signed a massive one. He promised to hire "the best people." He fired 3/4 of them, and then said they were the worst ever. He promised to bring down the price of prescription drugs. He didn't: President Biden did. Promised we'd win the trade war with China. We didn't, It cost about a quarter million jobs and hurt Americans. He promised his corporate tax cuts would help and benefit Workers and corporations would use that money to invest in American workers. They didn't, they bought back stocks. But, but I'm struggling financially. That's all I hear from Trump supporters.

Donald Trump didn't lower your taxes (He deferred them)
He didn't get you healthcare coverage. The number of people without health insurance rose by 3 million
He didn't lower your prescription prices
He didn't get your roads or bridges built
He didn't decrease the deficit
he didn't end the opioid crisis
he didn't revive the coal industry
he didn't make covid-19 'disappear'
he didn't make Mexico pay for the wall
he added $2 Billion a month in tariff costs to the American consumer
The economy lost 3.9 million jobs and the unemployment rate increased by 1.6% to 6.3%. ...a net negative jobs creation for his entire administration. Only the 2nd President in history to do so.
he decreased corporate taxes, passing the tax burden to the workers
he added $ 7.8 Trillion to the deficit - a full 25% of the total
he incited an insurrection against our government
he didn't put "America first" ...We couldn't even buy TP on his watch.
and he sure didn't "Drain the Swamp...
So when you say "he fought for you". You mean he validated your hate?...Because he didn't do anything else...

 

[LogGrad98]

Some good comedy in here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/eric-trump-accidentally-shreds-dad-083150086.html

Eric Trump inadvertently called out his father Donald Trump during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday.
Eric Trump: They've been censoring my father since the minute he went down the escalator. Anything they put out, he would censor.

Donald Trump is believed to have received billions of dollars worth of free media coverage in the nine years since he declared his serious political intentions.

Trump himself as president also reportedly attempted to censor late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel over his mocking jokes. And last year, the now-Republican front-runner signaled he’d seek revenge on MSNBC over its coverage of him, should he win back the White House.

Are “They” in the room with you now Eric?

Eric is fluent in Herschel Walker.

Censoring him? By broadcasting every ****ing thing he says?

“Censoring my father.”What are you talking about Eric?Your father NEVER shuts up. He’s an undisciplined, four-year-old in the body of a 77-year-old man, in a diaper.

Trump never shuts up. Impossible to censor

These guys. Seriously. We have wall to wall Trump for the last 8 years. Nobody is censoring him.

Yes, Eric, your father's been censored despite having virtually every word he's uttered for the last eight years broadcast live on TV.

Omg, if only that were true. Can you imagine not being exposed to this horrible person ever again?

In 2015 Donny4x's promised to unveil a new health care plan. It never existed. And never will. Donny4x's promised to build a wall. He only did 458 miles out of 2,000. Most of it was repair or replacement, not new. He promised to make Mexico pay. They didn't. He pulled money from the Dept of Defense being spent on legitimate projects to fund his wall obsession. He promised to cut the deficit. He added $8T to it. He promised a middle-class tax cut. He cut taxes for the rich. The middle class is paying for it. He said he wouldn't play golf as President. He made 250 visits to his own golf clubs. It cost taxpayers $136 million. He said he'd increase economic growth by 4%. He didn't. President Biden did. He promised an infrastructure plan. He had none. President Biden signed a massive one. He promised to hire "the best people." He fired 3/4 of them, and then said they were the worst ever. He promised to bring down the price of prescription drugs. He didn't: President Biden did. Promised we'd win the trade war with China. We didn't, It cost about a quarter million jobs and hurt Americans. He promised his corporate tax cuts would help and benefit Workers and corporations would use that money to invest in American workers. They didn't, they bought back stocks. But, but I'm struggling financially. That's all I hear from Trump supporters.

Donald Trump didn't lower your taxes (He deferred them)
He didn't get you healthcare coverage. The number of people without health insurance rose by 3 million
He didn't lower your prescription prices
He didn't get your roads or bridges built
He didn't decrease the deficit
he didn't end the opioid crisis
he didn't revive the coal industry
he didn't make covid-19 'disappear'
he didn't make Mexico pay for the wall
he added $2 Billion a month in tariff costs to the American consumer
The economy lost 3.9 million jobs and the unemployment rate increased by 1.6% to 6.3%. ...a net negative jobs creation for his entire administration. Only the 2nd President in history to do so.
he decreased corporate taxes, passing the tax burden to the workers
he added $ 7.8 Trillion to the deficit - a full 25% of the total
he incited an insurrection against our government
he didn't put "America first" ...We couldn't even buy TP on his watch.
and he sure didn't "Drain the Swamp...
So when you say "he fought for you". You mean he validated your hate?...Because he didn't do anything else...

Great post.

 

[Ron Mexico]

This is a waste of time. Go see 2000 Mules, go educate yourself in something other than mainstream propaganda.

I mean you no ill will.


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You fell for this garbage and thanks it's legit? Pretty safe to skip over your posts about anything you think is factual.

 

[str8line]

“Dementia Don” has been trending on Twitter. I’ve been enjoying some of the resulting tweets. I think Democratic operative James Caraville helped start the “Trump has syphilis and dementia” thing. Likely all going up his butt sideways, too. He does have the emotional development of a 5 year old. Imagine a debate with Biden, in which Trump says “I know you are, but what am I?”. I can imagine that from our 5 year old ex. I can imagine seeing an insecure man-child come debate time.


View: https://twitter.com/TTolman/status/1749943631610552603

Donmentia.

 

[str8line]

"Senior Senate Republicans are furious that Donald Trump may have killed an emerging bipartisan deal over the southern border, depriving them of a key legislative achievement on a pressing national priority and offering a preview of what’s to come with Trump as their likely presidential nominee.

In recent weeks, Trump has been lobbying Republicans both in private conversations and in public statements on social media to oppose the border compromise being delicately hashed out in the Senate, according to GOP sources familiar with the conversations – in part because he wants to campaign on the issue this November and doesn’t want President Joe Biden to score a victory in an area where he is politically vulnerable.

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged in a private meeting on Wednesday that Trump’s animosity toward the yet-to-be-released border deal puts Republicans in a serious bind as they try to move forward on the already complex issue. For weeks, Republicans have been warning that Trump’s opposition could blow up the bipartisan proposal, but the admission from McConnell was particularly striking, given he has been a chief advocate for a border-Ukraine package.
Now, Republicans on Capitol Hill are grappling with the reality that most in the GOP are loathe to do anything that is seen as potentially undermining the former president. And the prospects of a deal being scuttled before it has even been finalized has sparked tensions and confusion in the Senate GOP as they try to figure out if, and how, to proceed – even as McConnell made clear during party lunches Thursday that he remains firmly behind the effort to strike a deal, according to attendees.

“I think the border is a very important issue for Donald Trump. And the fact that he would communicate to Republican senators and congresspeople that he doesn’t want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame Biden for it is … really appalling,” said GOP Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, who has been an outspoken critic of Trump.

He added, “But the reality is that, that we have a crisis at the border, the American people are suffering as a result of what’s happening at the border. And someone running for president not to try and get the problem solved. as opposed to saying, ‘hey, save that problem. Don’t solve it. Let me take credit for solving it later.’”


GOP Sen. Todd Young of Indiana called any efforts to disrupt the ongoing negotiations “tragic” and said: “I hope no one is trying to take this away for campaign purposes.”

“I would encourage (chief Senate GOP negotiator) James Lankford and other conservatives to produce a work product with which they will shortly allow conservatives like myself to review it and take heart that there are a number of us who won’t be looking to third parties and assessing the propriety of passing this bipartisan proposal,” Young said.

Underscoring just how damaging Trump’s comments and campaign to kill the border deal have been in the Senate, one GOP senator on condition of background told CNN that without Trump, this deal would have had overwhelming support within the conference.

“This proposal would have had almost unanimous Republican support if it weren’t for Donald Trump,” the Republican senator said.

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina – who has also been involved in the talks – said he didn’t know if anyone could convince Trump to not kill the deal. But he acknowledged that it would take some “courage” for members to be able to press ahead at this point in defiance of Trump – though Tillis argued it would ultimately be beneficial for Trump for them to pass a border security deal and help address the flow of migrants trying to enter the country.

“I think this is when members of the Senate have to show some courage and do something that at the end of the day will be very helpful for President Trump,” Tillis said.

Asked whether it was a mistake for Trump to be assailing this deal, Tillis said: “I’ll leave it to him to figure out how he needs to get into office. I hope you’ll leave it to some of us who would support that effort to give him the tools he needs to really manage the border and the abuse and the dangerous situation we have today.”

For his part, McConnell – who has had zero relationship with Trump since the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack – downplayed Trump’s opposition saying, “It’s not anything new,” and insisting they were not abandoning the talks.

“We’re still working,” McConnell said. “Trying to get an outcome.”

Sen. John Thune, the no. 2 Senate Republican, said the discussions have reached a critical moment but acknowledged they may need to turn to a “plan B.”

“If we can’t get there, then we’ll go to plan B,” Thune said. “But I think for now at least, there are still attempts being made to try and reach a conclusion that would satisfy a lot of Republicans.”

This is the second time in six years Trump killed or was actively trying to kill a bipartisan immigration deal as it emerged. Back in 2018, Murkowski was part of bipartisan talks over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The bill got 54 votes in the Senate, but not enough to get it over the finish line.

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, one of the Democrats involved in the border talks, expressed frustration about Trump seeking to inject chaos into the situation.

“I think over the next 24 to 48 hours, they are going to make a decision as to whether they want to do this, or whether the forces surrounding Donald Trump – who want to keep chaos at the border – win,” Murphy said. “So they have a decision to make. I hope they make that decision very quickly. We have an agreement that is 95% written and is ready to get to the floor if Republicans decide that they actually want to solve the problem.”

MSN

 

[fishonjazz]

"Senior Senate Republicans are furious that Donald Trump may have killed an emerging bipartisan deal over the southern border, depriving them of a key legislative achievement on a pressing national priority and offering a preview of what’s to come with Trump as their likely presidential nominee.

In recent weeks, Trump has been lobbying Republicans both in private conversations and in public statements on social media to oppose the border compromise being delicately hashed out in the Senate, according to GOP sources familiar with the conversations – in part because he wants to campaign on the issue this November and doesn’t want President Joe Biden to score a victory in an area where he is politically vulnerable.

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged in a private meeting on Wednesday that Trump’s animosity toward the yet-to-be-released border deal puts Republicans in a serious bind as they try to move forward on the already complex issue. For weeks, Republicans have been warning that Trump’s opposition could blow up the bipartisan proposal, but the admission from McConnell was particularly striking, given he has been a chief advocate for a border-Ukraine package.
Now, Republicans on Capitol Hill are grappling with the reality that most in the GOP are loathe to do anything that is seen as potentially undermining the former president. And the prospects of a deal being scuttled before it has even been finalized has sparked tensions and confusion in the Senate GOP as they try to figure out if, and how, to proceed – even as McConnell made clear during party lunches Thursday that he remains firmly behind the effort to strike a deal, according to attendees.

“I think the border is a very important issue for Donald Trump. And the fact that he would communicate to Republican senators and congresspeople that he doesn’t want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame Biden for it is … really appalling,” said GOP Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, who has been an outspoken critic of Trump.

He added, “But the reality is that, that we have a crisis at the border, the American people are suffering as a result of what’s happening at the border. And someone running for president not to try and get the problem solved. as opposed to saying, ‘hey, save that problem. Don’t solve it. Let me take credit for solving it later.’”


GOP Sen. Todd Young of Indiana called any efforts to disrupt the ongoing negotiations “tragic” and said: “I hope no one is trying to take this away for campaign purposes.”

“I would encourage (chief Senate GOP negotiator) James Lankford and other conservatives to produce a work product with which they will shortly allow conservatives like myself to review it and take heart that there are a number of us who won’t be looking to third parties and assessing the propriety of passing this bipartisan proposal,” Young said.

Underscoring just how damaging Trump’s comments and campaign to kill the border deal have been in the Senate, one GOP senator on condition of background told CNN that without Trump, this deal would have had overwhelming support within the conference.

“This proposal would have had almost unanimous Republican support if it weren’t for Donald Trump,” the Republican senator said.

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina – who has also been involved in the talks – said he didn’t know if anyone could convince Trump to not kill the deal. But he acknowledged that it would take some “courage” for members to be able to press ahead at this point in defiance of Trump – though Tillis argued it would ultimately be beneficial for Trump for them to pass a border security deal and help address the flow of migrants trying to enter the country.

“I think this is when members of the Senate have to show some courage and do something that at the end of the day will be very helpful for President Trump,” Tillis said.

Asked whether it was a mistake for Trump to be assailing this deal, Tillis said: “I’ll leave it to him to figure out how he needs to get into office. I hope you’ll leave it to some of us who would support that effort to give him the tools he needs to really manage the border and the abuse and the dangerous situation we have today.”

For his part, McConnell – who has had zero relationship with Trump since the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack – downplayed Trump’s opposition saying, “It’s not anything new,” and insisting they were not abandoning the talks.

“We’re still working,” McConnell said. “Trying to get an outcome.”

Sen. John Thune, the no. 2 Senate Republican, said the discussions have reached a critical moment but acknowledged they may need to turn to a “plan B.”

“If we can’t get there, then we’ll go to plan B,” Thune said. “But I think for now at least, there are still attempts being made to try and reach a conclusion that would satisfy a lot of Republicans.”

This is the second time in six years Trump killed or was actively trying to kill a bipartisan immigration deal as it emerged. Back in 2018, Murkowski was part of bipartisan talks over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The bill got 54 votes in the Senate, but not enough to get it over the finish line.

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, one of the Democrats involved in the border talks, expressed frustration about Trump seeking to inject chaos into the situation.

“I think over the next 24 to 48 hours, they are going to make a decision as to whether they want to do this, or whether the forces surrounding Donald Trump – who want to keep chaos at the border – win,” Murphy said. “So they have a decision to make. I hope they make that decision very quickly. We have an agreement that is 95% written and is ready to get to the floor if Republicans decide that they actually want to solve the problem.”

MSN

Trump wants things to be as bad as possible this year. He wants a horrible economy. He wants wars. He wants a bad border situation. He sucks.

 

[Al-O-Meter]

"Senior Senate Republicans are furious that Donald Trump may have killed an emerging bipartisan deal over the southern border ...

OMFG Democrats are useless. All this article says is that once again the Democrat-controlled Senate is going to fail to do anything and they are looking for someone to blame.

The Democrats have the majority in the Senate. They don’t even need Republicans. If they do want Republicans, there are plenty who hate Trump and would work with Democrats just to spite Trump. Even Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell hates Trump. There is no way this is really about Trump messing anything up. It is that the Senate is a mess and the party in power asked a friendly media outlet to misdirect away the responsibility.

 

[fishonjazz]

OMFG Democrats are useless. All this article says is that once again the Democrat-controlled Senate is going to fail to do anything and they are looking for someone to blame.

The Democrats have the majority in the Senate. They don’t even need Republicans. If they do want Republicans, there are plenty who hate Trump and would work with Democrats just to spite Trump. Even Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell hates Trump. There is no way this is really about Trump messing anything up. It is that the Senate is a mess and the party in power asked a friendly media outlet to misdirect away the responsibility.

How large is this democrat majority?
What percentage is needed to get legislation to pass in the Senate?

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How large is this democrat majority?

The Democrats have an effective 51-49 majority.

What percentage is needed to get legislation to pass on the Senate?

All they need to get something passed is a 50-50 tie because VP Kamala Harris is the tie breaker, but there has to be something to vote on. There is no bill. They were planning to start crafting the bill next week but a new poll from Harvard Caps Harris dropped on Monday. If you've seen quotes from Mitch McConnell saying things had flipped in favor or the R's, that is what he was referring to.

• Immigration is now the top concern for voters, up 7 points since last month to 35% (with inflation at second, 32%).
• 77% of voters believe the Biden administration should make a deal with the Republicans to increase border security – including 65% of Democrats.
• 68% believe the Biden administration should make it tougher to get into the U.S. illegally – including 50% of Democrats.

JANUARY HARVARD CAPS / HARRIS POLL: IMMIGRATION IS NOW VOTERS' TOP CONCERN

/PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today released the results of the January Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for...

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That poll seems to have changed the calculus of the negotiation teams. Now they're not as close as they thought they were last week and the Dems who had been in the press saying a bipartisan bill was imminent appear to be looking for someone to blame when they once again fail to deliver a bill to vote on.

 

[fishonjazz]

The Democrats have an effective 51-49 majority.


All they need to get something passed is a 50-50 tie because VP Kamala Harris is the tie breaker, but there has to be something to vote on. There is no bill. They were planning to start crafting the bill next week but a new poll from Harvard Caps Harris dropped on Monday. If you've seen quotes from Mitch McConnell saying things had flipped in favor or the R's, that is what he was referring to.

• Immigration is now the top concern for voters, up 7 points since last month to 35% (with inflation at second, 32%).
• 77% of voters believe the Biden administration should make a deal with the Republicans to increase border security – including 65% of Democrats.
• 68% believe the Biden administration should make it tougher to get into the U.S. illegally – including 50% of Democrats.

JANUARY HARVARD CAPS / HARRIS POLL: IMMIGRATION IS NOW VOTERS' TOP CONCERN

/PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today released the results of the January Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for...

www.prnewswire.com

That poll seems to have changed the calculus of the negotiation teams. Now they're not as close as they thought they were last week and the Dems who had been in the press saying a bipartisan bill was imminent appear to be looking for someone to blame when they once again fail to deliver a bill to vote on.

Would it be easier or harder to work on a bill if a large portion of those working on the bill were motivated to intentionally make it fail?

Or answer this question: does it please you that a dude who isn't part of our government is trying to influence dudes who are part of our government to make things worse for Americans in order to benefit himself?

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[Al-O-Meter]

Would it be easier or harder to work on a bill if a large portion of those working on the bill were motivated to intentionally make it fail?

The answer depends on which party they are in. If the anti-motivated were the Republicans then it wouldn’t matter because the Democrats have enough votes to pass it on their own. If the anti-motivated are a contingent of the Democrats who want to see any increase in border funding go towards advancing the path to citizenship with nothing going to decrease the flow across the border, and polling is released to show that path as unpopular with Americans then the bill goes nowhere.

Or answer this question: does it please you that a dude who isn't part of our government is trying to influence dudes who are part of our government to make things worse for Americans in order to benefit himself?

That is called a lobbyist, and you just described a huge chunk of Washington DC.

 

[fishonjazz]

The answer depends on which party they are in. If the anti-motivated were the Republicans then it wouldn’t matter because the Democrats have enough votes to pass it on their own. If the anti-motivated are a contingent of the Democrats who want to see any increase in border funding go towards advancing the path to citizenship with nothing going to decrease the flow across the border, and polling is released to show that path as unpopular with Americans then the bill goes nowhere.

That is called a lobbyist, and you just described a huge chunk of Washington DC.

Sure if the Democrats get 100% on board. You didn't answer the question though.
Would it be easier or harder to have less people on board? Or phrased another way, is better or worse to have less margin for error/descent?

Trump isn't a lobbyist and holds way more sway with voters who vote for senators. Lobbyists typically use money to influence lawmakers. I don't think trump is paying these dudes.

And also you didn't answer that question either. Both questions required a simple yes or no. So try again but this time use a yes or a no in your response.

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Sure if the Democrats get 100% on board. You didn't answer the question though.
Would it be easier or harder to have less people on board?

I answered your question directly, and you seemed to understand the answer two seconds before you didn't understand. Not all dissenters are equal. As you pointed out, you need 100% of Democrats on board. If one or two Democrats jump ship then you're sunk. If one or two or *ALL* of the Republicans jump ship then no once cares because it doesn't matter. If they have 51 people then they should be able to get something done. If they don't have 51 people then it isn't a Republican issue or a Trump issue. It is a problem with the Democrats. I simply don't believe your premise of Trump convincing Democrats in the Senate to not author or vote on a bill.