Message from @Snickers

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2018-01-24 23:35:08 UTC  

Yeah, it's been pretty turbulent

2018-01-24 23:35:48 UTC  

Anyways, the GOP and Trump can make the excuse that the Dems fumbled the deal, that's why he passed it to them.

2018-01-24 23:36:03 UTC  

SWITCH PARTIES ALREADY

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/399676530394923010/405868383427624960/switch_parties.png

2018-01-24 23:36:29 UTC  

Oh yeah I was going to say that Manchin looks like he won't be running for Senate again this year

2018-01-24 23:36:41 UTC  

That'd be good for us

2018-01-24 23:36:53 UTC  

Who else can they even run

2018-01-24 23:37:03 UTC  

Ehh I'm ambivalent

2018-01-24 23:37:15 UTC  

It's now competing with Oklahoma for the reddest state in the union

2018-01-24 23:37:20 UTC  

a democrat in WV is pretty rare really

2018-01-24 23:37:28 UTC  

7 out of 10 voted for Trump there

2018-01-24 23:37:36 UTC  

Post-2000, yes

2018-01-24 23:37:50 UTC  

You've got to understand that it used to be a blue state

2018-01-24 23:38:04 UTC  

Manchin isn't progressive by any means and he might have not voted blue all the time, but he still leaned quite Democratic. The only reason Manchin won was because he ran on coal

2018-01-24 23:38:26 UTC  

so did every rural blue collar union area, but they're jumping ship

2018-01-24 23:38:46 UTC  

He's not progressive, but people too often conflate the "blue dogs" as right wing, which isn't the case

2018-01-24 23:39:15 UTC  

Manchin isn't voting for Trump's agenda any more than the worst Republican senators

2018-01-24 23:39:31 UTC  

Most probably because Schumer's holding the reins tight, but the effect is the same

2018-01-24 23:39:42 UTC  

Votes are what matter in legislature, that's it.

2018-01-24 23:39:58 UTC  

And to be honest, Manchin is probably the only WV Democrat who could beat WV Republican. IDK about the progressive alternative, Paula Swearengin

2018-01-24 23:40:17 UTC  

Most definitely, Manchin does well in the polls

2018-01-24 23:41:00 UTC  

And it doesn't look like Swearengin isn't running on coal, since it is quite anti-progressive

2018-01-24 23:41:42 UTC  

I think if someone like that ran in a state like WV they'd be completely finished

2018-01-24 23:42:29 UTC  

Anyways, back to DACA

2018-01-24 23:42:50 UTC  

Goodlatte or bust

2018-01-24 23:43:10 UTC  

The Dems cannot put all of the blame for DACA failing on Trump

2018-01-24 23:43:23 UTC  

He can easily argue this on a constitutional basis

2018-01-24 23:43:44 UTC  

"I was willing to make a deal, but they didn't care enough!"

2018-01-24 23:44:23 UTC  

If he came out in September and decided to end DACA and send ICE down immediately, then you could make that argument.

2018-01-24 23:45:11 UTC  

I think this will end well for the Rs and for us 100%.

2018-01-24 23:46:33 UTC  

If they capitulate, we get everything we want and the "dreamers" will screech at them, if they don't then they can't get their new voters and the "dreamers" will screech at them (this time surrounded by ICE).

2018-01-24 23:46:44 UTC  

It's a catch-22 in the best way possible.

2018-01-24 23:46:57 UTC  

win-win

2018-01-25 00:26:04 UTC  

Hey

2018-01-25 01:07:14 UTC  

I wonder if I should take a look at Chuck Schumer's home here in NYC and see if I can talk to the protestors

2018-01-25 01:07:23 UTC  

it's a bit of a long trip away from me though

2018-01-25 02:17:06 UTC  

new thread

2018-01-25 02:17:11 UTC  

bump it every 10 minutes

2018-01-25 02:36:50 UTC  

huh

2018-01-25 02:36:51 UTC  

wow