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That's because they'll get death threats if they appear to cooperate with Democrats in any way. Just like we saw in the House and winding up with Gaetz's choice of Mike Johnson for Speaker, Repub Senators are just as terrified to go against Mangolini's magats.
I think republicans senators clearly remember maga insurrectionists chanting, "hang Mike Pence" on January 6th
Yes, and running for their lives and hiding from the mob.
It still boggles my mind that we had a violent insurrection. We all watched something on the news that will be in history books and will be a lecture topic in college us history courses for years to come.
If we're lucky it will go down that way. If we're not, it will just be a footnote to what happens in 2025 or 2029.
I've thought that before many times
Gabby Giffords and Steve Scalise too. Political violence is more accepted now. The idea that it's justified to hurt or even kill people because we disagree with them is quite frankly terrifying.
I'm not advocating for violence but shit... Republicans are cowards. I didn't realize you could just bully them into doing things.
Right? Nancy Pelosi had a violent mob chant for her death as they broke into her place of work, and she basically rolled her eyes and kept doing her job.
These wannabe tough guy GOP pussies sure like to act tough, but slink away with their tails between their legs at the first impotent threat
Worse than death threats, they might not be reelected. And that's the most important thing (to them).
Fear of being primaried is certainly strong enough to get them to go along with almost anything, but since the rise of the Manchurian Cantaloupe it really has gone far beyond that to fear of literal violence against them and their families. They are thoroughly intimidated and under the control of the extremists.
Of course the threats and violence also extend to election workers, judges, government employees, etc. Remember what happened to Nancy Pelosi's husband as just one example among many in the last few years.
https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/the-fear-factor-in-republican-politics-trump