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  • New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich said Thursday that Democrats were wrestling with what the “least worst outcome” would be.

    “This president has put us in a position where, in either direction lots of people’s constituents are gonna get hurt, and hurt badly,” said Heinrich, who voted against advancing the bill. “I think when you confront a bully, you have to confront a bully. And I’m not gonna vote for this CR. But I fully respect people who’ve come to a different conclusion because in either pathway — this is a president who is very comfortable with the pain that either direction will create.”
















  • I mean, ~30 non-voting is, historically, really good

    Things have been smooth enough in the last 80 years that people just don’t think they need to.

    They’re wrong, of course. But this is a high-turnout election.

    GOTV (Get Out The Vote) is always the actual part of elections. It’s also why the republiQans have focused so much on destroying that part.