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Bluetus

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3. Yep. Every day now we see Republicans acting for their own self-preservation

Reply to DarthDem (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 12:57 AM

Dec 12

and giving Trump the middle finger. Trump was able to maintain control when he could pick off wayward Republicans one at a time. But he can't go after 10 per day.

Moreover, his biggest weapon was that he would make sure they got a big primary challenge. That has become a lame threat. What is Trump's record on endorsements in 2025? About 2 for 30, something like that? It is so bad that politicians probably secretly hope that Trump DOES endorse somebody against them. It will make them look more reasonable in comparison, and that is where the public is now.

There has been a radical shift in the landscape in the past 60 days, but nobody in the White House or the legacy media seems to have noticed.

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Indiana Rejects New Congressional Maps [View all] Norbert Dec 11 OP

That is great news, of course. but let us understand, Bluetus Dec 11 #1

All True DarthDem Dec 11 #2

Yep. Every day now we see Republicans acting for their own self-preservation Bluetus Dec 12 #3

A massive rebuke canetoad Dec 12 #4