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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSusan Collins and Joe Manchin are part of the "bipartisan" group to work on gun regulations
Just in case you thought this would be anything but Kabuki Theater.
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss"
Celerity
(43,582 posts)Zambero
(8,974 posts)One regularly votes with the GOP on key issues of vital importance.
The other regularly votes with the GOP on key issues of vital importance.
Guess which is which!
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,353 posts)Question is can the Democratic Party make hay on it.
madville
(7,412 posts)The established issue for the 2022 election, particularly among independents, is the economy/inflation/gas and grocery prices/etc.
For the most part Republicans have nothing to lose maintaining their established position. I think it will most likely affect some specific contests, like TX Governor, but maybe not the way many think it would. Beto has made it his primary focus the last few days and hes passionate about it but its unpredictable politically. He had been working for months to back away from previous comments about gun control and now that effort is erased. In the end, the issue could still easily be a net negative for him politically.
KPN
(15,665 posts)is at it already.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)To entice people into thinking something is going to be done this time.
True Dough
(17,337 posts)vanlassie
(5,692 posts)will muster up some weak sauce lip service. Got it.
Joinfortmill
(14,478 posts)Vinca
(50,314 posts)dutch777
(3,050 posts)JanMichael
(24,895 posts)Tony Orlando's song though was about prison.
Interesting yellow ribbon history:
https://www.loc.gov/folklife/ribbons/ribbons.html
aocommunalpunch
(4,245 posts)The filibuster is more important than human lives. Literally. Make of that what you will.
Emile
(22,997 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,353 posts)But take it as an acknowledgement that the Second Amendment is not absolute, and rethinking can be pursued. To climb the steepest mountain you start with the first step.
Sunsky
(1,737 posts)spanone
(135,895 posts)Peacetrain
(22,879 posts)kacekwl
(7,022 posts)failure. Who put this shit together ?
kairos12
(12,877 posts)but last week was "threatened" by chalk writing outside her residence.
SYFROYH
(34,185 posts)Dust it off and put it to a vote.
Gore1FL
(21,155 posts)This really isn't all that hard.