I didn't want to jump right to the collusion conclusion, but yeah, considering that people asserting collusion between Trump and Russia were called paranoid conspiracy theorists a year ago, maybe it is not that crazy.
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PoliGAF 2017 |OT5| The Man In the High Chair
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I didn't want to jump right to the collusion conclusion, but yeah, considering that people asserting collusion between Trump and Russia were called paranoid conspiracy theorists a year ago, maybe it is not that crazy.
You Know Nothing
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Man, Jill Stein is beyond crazy.
Big Wi-fi must have really taken its toll.
Big Wi-fi must have really taken its toll.
nature boy
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A tale of three Northeastern Pennsylvania counties
Lackawanna (Scranton, Carbondale)
Luzerne (Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Pittston)
Carbon (Jim Thorpe, Palmerton, Lehighton)
Gallup has noted that Trump's approval has slipped substantially in Luzerne but in Carbon his support has remained quite strong. The congressional delegation in this region is split between the rabidly anti-immigrant Lou Barletta and Matt Cartwright. It should be noted that Carbon county has no towns above 6,000 people and local authority is exercised through a number of large townships.
Lackawanna (Scranton, Carbondale)
Luzerne (Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Pittston)
Carbon (Jim Thorpe, Palmerton, Lehighton)
Gallup has noted that Trump's approval has slipped substantially in Luzerne but in Carbon his support has remained quite strong. The congressional delegation in this region is split between the rabidly anti-immigrant Lou Barletta and Matt Cartwright. It should be noted that Carbon county has no towns above 6,000 people and local authority is exercised through a number of large townships.
Bonen no Max'd
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is there a new poll somewhere?A tale of three Northeastern Pennsylvania counties
Lackawanna (Scranton, Carbondale)
Luzerne (Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Pittston)
Carbon (Jim Thorpe, Palmerton, Lehighton)
Gallup has noted that Trump's approval has slipped substantially in Luzerne but in Carbon his support has remained quite strong. The congressional delegation in this region is split between the rabidly anti-immigrant Lou Barletta and Matt Cartwright. It should be noted that Carbon county has no towns above 6,000 people and local authority is exercised through a number of large townships.
excelsiorlef
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She's bad and anyone who voted for her is bad
You forgot his caption "Derp State"Taken from Matt Yglesias's Twitter feed:
Just look at this collection of winners.
Edit who's in this? Gorka, Omarosa, the mooch and...
Interesting.
ShadowSwordmaster
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Lol.Taken from Matt Yglesias's Twitter feed:
Just look at this collection of winners.
Taken from Matt Yglesias's Twitter feed:
Just look at this collection of winners.
The Injustice League.
The "2018's map will look like a hybrid of 2012 and 2016" take seems about dead on.
The White House and Congress are different branches. :|
RastaMentality
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outreaches the blacks
ShadowSwordmaster
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So nothing then.
whyamihere
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I expect that a lot of ancestorally Dem counties will eventually return closer to their norm, but a lot of these "surge" counties will stay that way, basically making these states very competitive for the future.
sheesh, they're really trying to make their own bed before midterms
Abinash117
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A bluff. No way Trump would veto any bill that is very important. If he does it will make him look weak once Congress overrides his veto attempts, especially if he wants to veto the different bills.
Taken from Matt Yglesias's Twitter feed:
Just look at this collection of winners.
wow the graphics in GTA6 are really looking good
Well I haven't heard anything from her, so she's doing a shit job lol. But seriously I see her come out in like every press briefing and seat on those chairs where the Press Secs team sits at, but I legit have zero clues to her actual function.
She's probably just the black friend of the Trump admin.
RustyNails
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My question is, is there any set of circumstances where the Russians would admit to collusion / release kompromat on Trump (assuming either exists).
Like at what point does any theoretical leverage over trump not outweigh the advantage of the purely destabilizing effect of such information.
Like at what point does any theoretical leverage over trump not outweigh the advantage of the purely destabilizing effect of such information.
whyamihere
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What did J*ll St**n do now
whyamihere
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Yup.
Also if it's a good night for Dems I bet we win a weird seat like Nancy Boyda gay icon.
Aaron Strife
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"It was close, but Democrats beating Steve King (while winning no other seats in Iowa) after that Ukrainian hooker scandal ultimately delivered them to 218"
That comment about Trump putting healthcare before everything else amuses me. What if he refuses to sign an increase to the debt ceiling? Or a budget past September? I imagine Congress would just override at that point.
Lol the sanctions killing our relationship with Russia.
Poodlestrike
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Oh, this one I like.
Aaron Strife
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218 in 2018. Is that a slogan yet? Copyright Aaron Strife all rights reserved.
The surge counties will only surge if someone who speaks their language is out there.
Autodidact
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I personally prefer "The Power of ~~~PELOSI~~~ Compels You" because evidently she's some sinister enchantress who can control anyone with her San Francisco values.
why would Putin go to bat for Trump and put himself in the line of fire by admitting to collusion? Trump will ruin his own game
balladofwindfishes
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So he's going to veto everything and not nominate anyone until healthcare passes?
Autodidact
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You'd think he'd realize that if he threatens to veto a budget, Ryan would be forced to give Pelosi and the Democrats a substantial amount of concessions in negotiations to achieve a veto-proof majority.
I doubt he would miss an opportunity to fund the government or raise the debt ceiling so he could say, "We saved the economy with no help from the DEMOCRATS #MAGA"
I don't see how completely undermining any remaining shred of the legitimacy of his administration is "going to bat for him".
Lucky Forward
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I'm not familiar with Omarosa (something to do with The Apprentice...?) so I check her out on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omarosa_Manigault
Okaaayyy...I guess she fits right in with this bunch.
Aaron Strife
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I suspect a lot of the more establishment-aligned Republicans would probably vote No against a budget to score some easy points with the far right, but vote to override if Trump is stupid enough to veto.
Autodidact
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And even if every Republican voted to override the veto, they'd still need over 70 Democratic votes. And since the Freedom Caucus will continue to be intransigent assholes no matter what, they'd probably need closer to 90 or 100 Democratic votes to get to 290.
Aaron Strife
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Taken from Matt Yglesias's Twitter feed:
Just look at this collection of winners.
Gang of Hate
RustyNails
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The great dealmaker in action.
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Trump will definitely try to "shut the government down" down the line. He wants to feel in control.
Prof. Bathtub
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I don't know. Admitting to it would be good for Destabilization® of public trust, but a theoretical replacement administration could actually become vaguely competent at negotiating with allies/enemies, and they don't want that.
If Trump botches the debt ceiling you'll suddenly see a lot more GOP congressfolks concerned about Russian collusion, because a debt ceiling default would be catastrophic for the billionaire class first and foremost (ruinous for everyone invested in the stock market, which starts with the wealthy along with the untold damage it would do to private retirement funds).
KirbYuuYuu
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Seems like a good time to use as a distraction to undermine more things
what is the general credibility of Fusion GPS at this point? In the Bill Browder testimony, he points to them as being the source of american lobbyists against the Magnitsky act, while at the same time, they are the ones who helped compile the Trump Dossier over the last year. why would they be doing something both pro and anti-Russian at the same time? does this mean any thing or is it white noise
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