President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

The sooner the Republicans distance themselves from Trump, the better it will be for them.

 

Come here for the car threadjacks. Stay for fashion hints. I love this place.

 

New poll of Georgia for the Journal-Constitution today shows the Republican dilemma. Approval of Trump is 40/57, but 84 percent of Republicans approve. Meanwhile, all Democrats, including both new Senators, Biden and Stacey Abrams, are above 50 percent approval overall. An indication that the Republicans who wanted to move on from Trump are moving on from the party entirely.

 

I love that three percent aren’t sure on Trump. Haven’t seen enough to make a decision yet, apparently.

That’s more inexplicable than supporting the guy.

“On the fence about Trump in2021 guy” would be a great sketch comedy character.

 

How can they “block” an agenda if they get rid of the filibuster?

 

Joe Manchin has his eyes set on Joementum!

 

First off, they don't want to get rid of the filibuster, because used as intended it has value to both sides. OTOH, the way it has been used meant that every bill had to have a 2/3 majority to pass, and the Dems are not willing to sit still for it any longer. Two thirds to pass is not the standard that the Constitution sets.

Look back over the years since 2009 at all the ways that the Republicans have blocked Dem legislation. Many of them did not require a filibuster.

 

Dems should say we keep the filibuster but we go back to the old rules: you must hold the floor. Once you surrender the floor, you’re done. Would love to see Republicans try to read the phone book at 3:30am day after day. They’ll drop from exhaustion by May.

 

Manchin has said he will never vote to end the filibuster, BUT has indicated he is open to support Covid relief passed through budget reconciliation, where only a majority is needed. He's not really that moderate/conservative on economic issues, only other ones.

 

98% of all votes republicans deem legitimately cast support trump