Former President Trump urged Republicans to dig in as a shutdown looms over Washington, arguing Sunday that President Biden will take the blame if the federal government closes. Congress faces a Se…

  • darq
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    71 year ago

    they get blamed

    But does anything actually happen?

    Are there any actual consequences?

    • @Boddhisatva
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      71 year ago

      Obviously there are consequences. They get re-elected by their knuckle-dragging base.

      • darq
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        31 year ago

        Exactly. What we see as terrible breaches of ethics and integrity, conservatives see as “winning”. And they like winning.

    • @Ensign_Crab
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      1 year ago

      Usually they get rewarded with the concessions they want from the Democrats who are scared of being blamed for Republicans’ actions.

      • darq
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        31 year ago

        So it sounds like, contrary to what the previous comment said, republicans do learn just fine. They learn that they can get away with it.