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Lefty Twitter perception //

artappraiser — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:32:21 +0000

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Lefty Twitter perception // reality pic.twitter.com/9ZoEohQFj5
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) January 31, 2022

MITCH & CHUCK NOW GET ALONG!!

artappraiser — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:05:31 +0000

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MITCH & CHUCK NOW GET ALONG!!!

The last few weeks have really changed this relationship as they’ve worked on fiscal deals. The two used to rarely talk and it’s been very icy over the years. Some history: https://t.co/4cDULWUh83 https://t.co/8io4zBweo4 https://t.co/7NZSaoXgSe https://t.co/0tHS0JwKf4
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 16, 2021

New poll says nearly 3/4 of

artappraiser — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:39:21 +0000

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New poll says nearly 3/4 of Arizona Democrats don't want Sinema as their Senator.

BUT Overall, 42 percent of Arizona voters view her favorably and 45 percent view her unfavorably. So that means a lot of Independents and Republicans are happy with her, to balance out all those unhappy Dems,

So that means if they primary her and put up someone more economically "progressive" than her, that person will have a hard time winning against a moderate Republican, and --

Democrats could lose their one-vote majority rule in the Senate just by that one action.

GOP senators appalled by

artappraiser — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:22:10 +0000

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GOP senators appalled by "ridiculous" House infighting https://t.co/K7tAIcgs9S pic.twitter.com/spCGRrTn3y
— The Hill (@thehill) November 19, 2021

Kinzinger continuing a

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 02:15:51 +0000

In reply to Cheney & Kinzinger get down

Kinzinger continuing a serious harangue on Cruz, who, it should be noted, doesn't know how to fight back except to deflect with more silly partisan accusations:

Senator, you’ve been given a huge position to lead and tell people truth. Yet you have squandered it on lies and abused the patriotism of those who trusted you. I will have zero regrets… will you? https://t.co/IXMPyHCJDT
— Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) November 14, 2021

Cheney & Kinzinger get down

artappraiser — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:52:36 +0000

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Cheney & Kinzinger get down on Sen. Cruz for his rabble rousing bullshit:

Damn son Liz brought the heat on you! https://t.co/J47FIER53K
— Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) November 13, 2021

Except for the attention

artappraiser — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 07:12:50 +0000

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Except for the attention seeking wannabe celebs like Cruz, who act more like House members, I think this is also the case with a lot of Senators

I think a lot of the Internet definitions of centrist are confused. People who self-identify as moderate in surveys usually have a mix of left and right wing views, it's not that they're finding some middle line between the available positions. https://t.co/8oxSW6JN5t
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) November 6, 2021

which is mainly what this thread is exploring.

very good question:

artappraiser — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 19:27:00 +0000

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very good question:

Are there any electoral systems worldwide that don’t have anti-cosmopolitan bias?
— S*nate Malapportionment Is A Social Construct (@csilverandgold) October 23, 2021

I would maintain that the whole idea of the Senate was to have a "cosmopolitan bias", to counter the "bunch of rabble rousing yahoos" nature of the House. Not necessarily to be liberal in political philosophy, but to be the educated, temperate grownups. (See "House of Lords".)

the way Biden remembers his

artappraiser — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 02:21:12 +0000

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the way Biden remembers his work in the Senate of 1994:

CNN’s Anderson Cooper: Is the "Build Back Better" agenda the toughest deal you’ve worked on?

President Biden: “No. I think banning assault weapons is the toughest deal I worked on. And succeeded” https://t.co/WZBO4LgkDR #BidenTownHall pic.twitter.com/r2O6br8igU
— CNN (@CNN) October 22, 2021

SENATE: The Senate enjoys a

artappraiser — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 22:30:07 +0000

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SENATE: The Senate enjoys a brief moment of civility during a Judiciary Committee meeting this morning, after the body split along party lines over a voting rights bill yesterday. pic.twitter.com/DmFcvcc8V4
— Forbes (@Forbes) October 21, 2021

really worth a watch - Cornyn announces that he's going to help out the missing Feinstein with a "present" vote (on a judicial confirmation) and several of the rest of them talk about how they used to do that more often