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    From a distance, what we could call the "Clyburn option" seems like the best available strategy for Senate Dems: first…
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    • Thanks for this, Martin. Just the fact that Democrats like Rep. Clyburn are thinking they way they are is encouraging.…
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    • Yes. All of this. After Wednesday's attempted coup, there's a clear opportunity for pro-democracy conservatives to separate themselves from anti-democracy…
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    • Thanks, all, for the comments. I'd add that *whether or not* there's sufficient "bipartisan consensus" to remove Trump for power,…
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    • Having just finished a book* about the KKK in New England during the 1920s ("KKK stands for undying opposition to…
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    • Heck, if Romney wants to be the sole savior of the republic and Democrats take only one Georgia Senate seat,…
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    • Yeah, I get that, thanks. What I don't get is that their current strategy seems even worse. Basically, instead of…
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    • Yeah, Mitt likes holding and wielding power. As with many issues, his views on immigration have "evolved" over the years…
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    • Thanks for your response. Currently, Romney describes himself as being to the right of Donald Trump on immigration. In the…
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    • The thing about Romney is he's relatively unprincipled*. He started out politically as an independent and voted for Paul Tsongas…
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    • "Romney would often be more valuable as a Republican offering a bipartisan sheen to a few issues than as an…
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    • Pelosi has a vote scheduled for Monday. Also, the supplemental UI passed by Dems in the CARES Act (and the…
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    • Here's hoping the Democrats come up with a useful division of labor in the coming months: Biden as the patient,…
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    • Yet another reason for Biden to govern boldly and confidently. His center-left political instincts and his personal inclination to find…
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    • Thanks for the question. In theory, yes. All it would require is a straight party-line vote, with VP Kamala Harris…
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    • ADDING: Same for Biden. Any Republican senator from a Democratic state who wants an ambassadorship, or a Cabinet seat should…
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    • Agreed. The basic deal is (would be): chair your favorite committee in exchange for caucusing with Dems and voting to…
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    • Apologies, because my mind is off topic these days.... While we're all sitting around trying to think of "sticks" the…
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    • Yes to all of this. Martin, I hope you'll continue digging deeper into this topic and what "hammers" are available…
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    • Good comment, thanks. I think it's unlikely Romney will switch parties. He's got deep family roots in the GOP, and…
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