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But they have to know that unwinnable. Assuming they do (maybe they don't?) I can't see their endgame. -- nm*
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by
ty97
I doubt they care. -- nm
Posted by
znufrii, definitely not 40 (aka znufrii)
Mar 26 '17, 09:13
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Maybe not, but it doesn't make any sense to me.
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ty97
Mar 26, 09:16
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Because they've sold their constituents a bill of goods and they'll be damned, or worse, voted out, if they allow for the slightest bit of compromise. -- nm
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znufrii, definitely not 40
Mar 26, 09:33
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But now they take the blame (rightly or wrongly) for Obamacare remaining. Is that better? -- nm
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ty97
Mar 26, 09:56
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Enough of what they found objectionable would have remained anyway that it made no difference. -- nm
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znufrii, definitely not 40
Mar 26, 10:34
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I'm trying to suss out the political optics of it. Theoretically, someone could primary these guys for 'blocking Obamacare repeal' -- nm
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ty97
Mar 26, 10:50
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If they were only out to repeal Obamacare for the sake of saying they repealed Obamacare, sure, but I don't think that is the case for them.
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znufrii, definitely not 40
Mar 26, 11:30
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Still, there *could* be election consequences -- nm
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ty97
Mar 26, 11:39
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Nah, they'll just blame congress -- nm
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znufrii, definitely not 40
Mar 26, 11:44
I definitely understand your point. But you're applying logic to legislators and their constituents who up to this point have not operated or thought -- (edited)
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Diva
Mar 26, 10:01
To the people that vote for them, yes. -- nm
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Bacon
Mar 26, 09:57
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perhaps it is, I'm just not sure -- nm
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ty97
Mar 26, 10:02
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