@RealEndated @JNicholsonInDC Tim Johnson of South Dakota. He was an important vote for Obamacare however, so it was good he stuck it out
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Arjuna Fermi
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Arjuna Fermi
@ArjunaFermi
Physicist turned DevOps engineer living in Philly
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Katılım Eylül 2012
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Weigel's correct here. Some legislators (say, Steny "Silver Fox" Hoyer) remain effective well into senior years. Others don't. It's a spectrum. The Grassley who stood up to W on corporate tax inversions is different from Cranky Grassley now. Johnson was at Strom/Byrd incapacity.
David Weigel@daveweigel
I don’t respect anyone who runs for a new term while unable to serve, regardless of race. They’re rotten, selfish people. Thanks for letting me clarify.
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@DPearsonPHL @AnneDornPhilly Actually I think he is the one holding back. He likes living the party boy lifestyle and that becomes harder if you’re married with a wife just psychologically
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@AnneDornPhilly Yes. He's literally giving her every advantage he can, including many he shouldn't, and yet...
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Kash Patel is abusing his power as FBI Director to investigate people who criticize his girlfriend, provide her with SWAT team security, and private flights...and she's still his girlfriend. I doubt he's the one dragging his feet here. Kind of sad when you ignore the corruption.
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He's right on the politics and the policy.
Functionally, an assault weapons ban today would do very little to curb access to the firearm, given that there are easily 20-30 million in circulation in the U.S. right now.
And on the politics, well, the people like guns.
Politics & Poll Tracker 📡@PollTracker2024
NBC News: Graham Platner, notably, leans to the right on one issue: He said he’d oppose a ban on semi-automatic assault weapons, a goal that Democrats have pursued for years. “In a nation awash in guns like ours,” he said, the focus should be on restricting access to firearms people with a violent history or “displaying a likelihood of committing a violent act.” #MaineSenate
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@jbarro Ok but him dying right before a blue wave midterm is actually very good timing on his part
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Sorry, I have no patience for these senile egomaniacs who refuse to retire even when the fact of their impending death imperils Democrats’ legislative interests.
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Okay, but is he going to seek re-election anyway?
Anthony Michael Kreis, FRHistS@AnthonyMKreis
David Scott, dead at 80. ajc.com/politics/2026/…
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@daveweigel @DavidMDrucker Unrelated observation: Death Caused Vacancy would be a great band name.
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Dems had been trying to reason with Scott for years — he was old, fading and unable to do the job like he used to.
But he filed to run again and now Dems have their fourth death-caused vacancy of this Congress. politico.com/news/2022/01/1…
Nicholas Wu@nicholaswu12
'Georgia Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott, the first Black man to chair the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, has died after nearly 50 years of elected office. He was 80 years old.' @TIAreports ajc.com/politics/2026/…
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Continuing the trend set by Louise Slaughter (House Rules Committee Chair) of dying right before a blue-wave midterm paving the path for a young Democrat to replace you
Nicholas Wu@nicholaswu12
'Georgia Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott, the first Black man to chair the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, has died after nearly 50 years of elected office. He was 80 years old.' @TIAreports ajc.com/politics/2026/…
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@strappyshoe Janet Mills is 78…so not sure about the alternative. She does look good for her age though I’ll give you that
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@ArjunaFermi That sweaty, chubby fuck with a roughly lined face doesnt scream youthful to me.
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Will be interesting to see if David Hogg cares more about his strict anti-gun stance or if he cares more about the youthful vibes that Platner gives off. We should ask Mills for her take on an assault weapons ban
Politics & Poll Tracker 📡@PollTracker2024
NBC News: Graham Platner, notably, leans to the right on one issue: He said he’d oppose a ban on semi-automatic assault weapons, a goal that Democrats have pursued for years. “In a nation awash in guns like ours,” he said, the focus should be on restricting access to firearms people with a violent history or “displaying a likelihood of committing a violent act.” #MaineSenate
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@maxtmcc I would take this deal if it meant DC became a state
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I like that the whole Make DC Square again is not only something Trump cannot do but would also not turn Virginia into a red state. Not only would Harris still have won it, *Obama* still would’ve won it in 2012. The VAGOP’s problems extend far beyond Arlington and Alexandria
Still Boneless@still_boneless
Trump should just square DC and reverse it. Easy.
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@4vataruniverse This was my favorite episode. When it premiered I watched it like 4 times in a weekend on dvr
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@JordanRhone Americans care a lot about cheaper energy will be a good message as energy prices stay escalated due to the Iran war Shapiro opposes
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@ArjunaFermi “Shapiro struck a deal with Donald Trump to hurt our environment” is the line all 12 debate participants will be using next year. That’s the catch-22 for him. Great for a PA re-election, rough for a progressive primary.
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Two campaigns that dreaded seeing this post:
🔘Stacy Garrity’s 2026 Gubernatorial
🔘Josh Shapiro’s 2028 Dem Primary
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Personally I think it’s good to have higher ethical standards in Congress especially since the Supreme Court watered down corruption laws
Andrew Solender@AndrewSolender
NEW: Cherfilus-McCormick’s resignation has some Dems expressing buyer’s remorse about ousting GEORGE SANTOS. “We have gone a little too far with starting that precedent with George Santos, and I regret my vote to expel him,” Rep. Hank Johnson told @axios axios.com/2026/04/21/che…
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@stevemorris__ Yeah I suspect he breaks a couple high profile times re Israel or Immigration again, but not anything else if Dems win next year
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Tbh, I don't think we totally know what Fetterman would be like in a 51-49 Senate. He wasn't a problem for Schumer or Biden in 2023/24 and his breaks in Trump 2 are both overwhelmingly about Israel/immigration and not that wild in historical terms - he voted to confirm the same amount of Trump appointees last year as Tim Kaine in Trump 1, for example
Ty Aagard@tyrellaagard
@stevemorris__ Honestly we would need another seat on top of that. A 51-49 D Senate relying on Fetterman may as well be 50-50 for many important votes.
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@ALiteralGod2 @avatarpost Sokka was the first Kataang shipper
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@avatarpost To be fair, this Sokka saying that. He was never a Jet fan.
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@ChrisVetter73 @BlueCheese608 I don’t think we have to switch it up too much. But the at least the first for should be New Hampshire → Nevada → North Carolina → Michigan
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@ArjunaFermi @BlueCheese608 This is correct thinking. The seven 'swing' states should be first, followed by states that were +5 to +10.
States that either party wins by 10 points or more should go last. Why can't you do it like an NBA draft? The states that were closest in 2024, they go first in 2028.
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So then…let’s do the early primaries in actual swing states, yes?
Swann Marcus@SwannMarcus89
South Carolina a has a voter base more comparable to swing states than literally any major blue state Sorry to blow people’s minds, but the typical South Carolinian has more in common with the typical Pennsylvania than either has with people in California
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@shakoistsLog This doesn’t give enough pricing power to the author. Instead it should be something like the first 1000 unique visitors get the article for free for $500
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@danpfeiffer No it’s because we’re donating to actual candidates than the big Dem committees who are run by incompetent leaders like Martin
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“We had lots of money and lost, so let’s try no money” is quite a take
Natasha Korecki@natashakorecki
The narrative among some Dem leaders, including within the DNC: We had all the money in the world in 2024 and look what happened.
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@Ed_of_O @mattyglesias I agree we should have price transparency, and the Trump Administration passed a law requiring this. But most hospitals and other doctor’s office refuse to follow it, because they know no Dem or Republican administration will enforce it
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@ArjunaFermi @mattyglesias Not any harder to address than big tech. Mark Cuban alone has broken one of the biggest stranglehold on the industry. The next step is enforcing price transparency, which most doctors & patients support
Then vertical integration of insurance w/PBMs & 🏥
Not as hard as you think
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I continue to find it puzzling that we've looped around to antitrust enforcement as an "affordability" strategy without revisiting the debate over the consumer welfare standard.
Edward-Isaac Dovere@IsaacDovere
NEW from me: Lina Khan's phone has been ringing w/prospective 2028 Dems, as she pushes for an even more aggressive anti-trust stance, adding tools from Trump. @ewarren: “If you’re a leader who wants to deliver on affordability, it’s a smart move to call" cnn.com/2026/04/20/pol…
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