not a particular surprise here, but I really wonder whether this is a potential seat flip if Beshear throws his hat in the ring.
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not a particular surprise here, but I really wonder whether this is a potential seat flip if Beshear throws his hat in the ring.
He was always a scum bag, but his career was quite successful. He was a skilled leader in the Senate.
His tombstone will read that he fudged up and triangulated a little too hard when he let Trump off the hook. Mitch gave us Trump 2.0
His tombstone will read that he fudged up and triangulated a little too hard when he let Trump off the hook. Mitch gave us Trump 2.0
When the book on American Fascism is written he will be a star figure in the first 2/3 of the story.
Would appreciate it if someone sends this to Grassley's handlers to show it can be done. GIVE IT UP CHUCK.
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Agree. Beshear is very popular but he might be thinking bigger fish for 2028?
He's not the hero we need. He's the dipshit we deserve.
Cause this issue is unique to chuck and Mitch. DF says hi before she had the decency to kick the bucket.
The following persons would like a word:
-the Ghost of Robert Byrd
-the Ghost of Strom Thurmond
-the Ghost of Diane Feinstein
-the Ghost of Chuck Grassley
Edit - I took a peek at a list of oldest members of congress, and frankly, was a little surprised that McConnell was only 80, and fourth oldest on the senate side. Also surprised that on the whole, D's actually skew older than R's by a bit in terms of average age, with 13/20 oldest members. Actually only about 5% are octogenarian, which is not what you might expect given the public noise.
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Yep, if the Dumpster keeps screwing things up which is likely then a lot of voters will go Dem, Beshear could do that but he might be Prez material. Maybe staying Gov is better.
not sure if he's eligible to run again or if he's term limited. either way, i saw a note that in 3/24 he'd previously said he was not likely to run for the senate seat, so as you say, maybe he's thinking higher.
Dan Cameron (former R AA AG and who Brashear beat) didn't waste any time announcing.
He knows he's tiring. And then re-tiring.
Dems need to on the offensive and quit being pussies IMHO.
It is the only way to save the country
It is the only way to save the country
But selectively offensive. Can't feign outrage at everything. But need to be loud and clear with the big issues and show some fight (kinda like AOC is doing if I must say).
Agree.
Still can't understand why Grasey sticks around.
He's not passing Robery Bryd in longevity and there's little danger of Republicans losing his seat in Mississippi North.
Baffles me why he sticks around.
Agreed. But GOP has played the game better than the infighting within the Dems for a long period of time now
Someone has to solidify funding for the dead pigeons in his yard.
see post above; congress is not actually as old as you might think (or at least not as old as I thought)
he is scum but he can attempt to redeem himself in the next 2 years by being a more stand up guy like john mccain.
I don't think Beshear would win. Occasionally a red state will elect and re-elect a moderate dem as governor but it seems like whenever they try to make the transition to the senate they always lose.
That said if Beshear did have ambitions towards the WH in 2028 he would need to be doing something in the meantime to keep himself in the news. Although if he did win senate and then won the presidency he'd have to surrender a senate seat back to the Republicans in Kentucky afterwards.
Still Pretty old.
You can’t fly a commercial plane if you are 66.
You can’t operate in some hospitals if you are 66.
Seems like a good number.
Or how about…John Fetterman? He seems like a “voice of reason” compared to most Democrats.Yeah,.. more AOC..
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Because he's a feckless c-nt who has never actually had a real job.
