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Oh the one Nazi who sometimes isn't a Nazi did a Nazi thing? Shocked.
Though to be fair, I’m sure she is very concerned
The social contract is broken.
Focus on your community and resisting fascism.
What this shit headline DOESN'T say is that this passing would require 60 votes, not a simple majority. Unless the GOP nukes the filibuster, which it doesn't seem like many GOP-fuckwits like, they still won't have the required votes to pass this.
Still, this is sobering that they have her 50th vote, and couch-fucker Vance's "have you even said thank you once" 51st vote, if it were truly a tie breaker scenario.
What makes you think the Dems will filibuster? So far Schumer has capitulated every single time.
I think it's more about calling her out.
Fair but it's clickbait, which is shitty
How is it clickbait? It literally says the thing in the title
Writing "the 50th vote" instead of "another vote" or even "a 50th vote" implies that specific vote is more important, like reaching a threshold. At least that's how I see it.
Man, I'll never fully understand what the fuck is wrong with Maine residents and their obsession with her.
People are stupid.
I call it the mitigating factor since so many things don't make sense until we include it.
"I know who this is, but I don't know who that is. People I know must be better."
I don't know the situation in Maine, but being a deciding vote usually means you get a lot of concessions. It's quite possible Maine residents get what they want from her via these concessions.
So bribery. Maine residents are okay with immoral national politics, as long as they get their kickbacks for making it happen.
I'm thinking concessions for being the deciding vote should not be a thing.
I remember reading a study years ago that said people are more likely to support a leader who "plays dirty" because 1) they figure other leaders are doing the same so they must level the playing field, and 2) they can turn a blind eye to the misdeeds because it's the leader doing it, not the voters.
What does someone in Maine get out of this? Maybe Collins is getting shit for it but the average person is getting fucked.
I don't know this bill specifically, but bills have a lot of weird unrelated shit tacked onto them. Sometimes that stuff is state-specific stuff. There have been lots of cases where senators have opposed a bill but changed their tune after something specifically for their state was added. They can then brag about these wins during primaries.
Maybe we're looking for nuance where there isn't any, and the majority of Maine residents are just hateful and racist.
Source: they keep electing Susan Collins
Maine residents are, as a whole, very nice people. Certainly a lot friendlier as a population than many other states I've spent time in. Calling them hateful and racist based purely on (by your own admission) their voting records is like saying the majority of US residents are MAGA because Trump got elected.
Source: Previously lived there for 26 years.
Neat. I live in a Midwestern state, and people here are so nice and friendly there's an expression about it.
We're also obviously hateful and racist though, because we keep voting for Trump and sending hateful, racist Republicans to Congress.
And?
I'd be surprised if there aren't candidates more hateful and racist on the primary ballot.
I really hate that lady.
Because of course she did. And yet her constituents will reelect her again. 🤷♂️
She's about to be voted out by Planter if the overwhelming polls are even barely accurate.
I want to believe!
Me too, Mulder, me too..
I'm sure she thinks he's learned his lesson.