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ProfessorGAC

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6. They Likely Have Already...

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 05:54 PM

Apr 22

...resigned themselves to that outcome.
It is pretty likely it's why so many chose not to run for reelection.
The hardcore congresspeople are now on a "burn it down & make the dems fix it" crusade. They're even more entrenched in letting The Failure do whatever he wants.
They have to care about the low approval numbers. I find it highly unlikely they do.

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