• @[email protected]
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    126 months ago

    Because Joseph Lieberman wouldn’t allow it to pass without removing the public option and he was the lone vote they needed to overcome the filibuster

        • @[email protected]
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          66 months ago

          The term “rotating villian” refers to those who are currently fulfilling the spoiler role in the party in order to stop any progressive legislation.

          More recent rotating villains include Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin.

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          26 months ago

          The point is it’s always one persons fault and that certainly everyone else was a good guy. The blame is planted on a single individual and not the party that failed as a whole

          • @TropicalDingdong
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            -36 months ago

            They’ve always got an excuse and aquarians willing to message it.