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Strokes do end up heightening the worst of a person’s personality

This is absolutely not true. Like any brain injury, strokes can damage different parts of someone’s brain and it can be impossible to predict how they may change. It could affect memory, personality, mobility, speech, you name it. Regarding personality, it could change in almost infinite ways, or not at all.

This is my take. This Representative can go out and say whatever he wants. If this actually happened, say specifically what they said and who said it to you

Also unless a state outlines a mechanism for the government to pay for a recount, recounts are typically paid for by the challenger’s campaign. That would have cost her millions

He also won Jefferson Davis County

He is when they wire him up

His skin looks like my grandmother’s at her wake

Next up: Chuck Grassley

The House, Senate, and Democratic Party are all different things. You seem to think they’re all controlled by the same people, but they’re not. In the Senate, Chris Van Hollen is stepping up to challenge Schumer for Majority Leader. No one has stepped up in the House to challenge Jeffries. That Jeffries and/or his allies in the House threatened the representative who is the subject of that article has nothing to do with the Senate

I don’t understand how you gleaned that from anything I said above

Oh my god, you think Politico and The Hill represent the Democratic Party?! Politico is owned by Axel Springer, which is German, and whose CEO imposes editorial decisions from the top, such as strict support for Israel. The Hill is owned by Nexstar Media, which universally publishes straight-up conservative propaganda.

Van Hollen isn’t new, he’s been in the Senate for 10 years and has served as chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. He knows what’s up

That article is about this House. We’re talking about the Senate. Electing a House Speaker required a simple majority of all members. Given Democrats’ sizeable majority, this means probably 50 Representatives would have to withhold support from Jeffries. This may happen or may not. Fortunately, in the House there are mechanisms for membership to bring bills to the floor regardless of the Speaker’s wishes.

In the Senate, I think enough Democratic Senators are on board for a change from Schumer, which will force a competitive election for Majority Leader. This position has more control of the legislative agenda than the House Speaker does

I genuinely believe this is a false dichotomy. The descriptors you assign to each category may apply to some politicians, but many more hold complex views that don’t fit into these boxes. The “fiscally conservative neoliberal establishment corporate dems” you’re discussing are the corrupt people I’m talking about. These are the people taking bribes and not representing their constituencies, which is a totally standalone issue. This conversation must be about political reform and anti-corruption rather than some left-center conflict theater

Can you point to where a majority of Democrats said this

What I’m pointing out is that Millennials are taking over the Senate now

Can you point to where all the Democrats said this

Bernie Sanders is not running to be majority leader, but also Bernie Sanders clearly still has the fight in him, and there’s no reason for him to stop right now. If you watch the press conference this article is about, not only is he completely right, but he also presented this with Senator Elissa Slotkin, who is 50. Senator Jon Ossoff is 39. New Senators include Abdul El-Sayed, 42, Annie Andrews, 46, James Talarico, 37, and probably Scott Colom, 43.

Republicans win with the oldest senator, Chuck Grassley, 93, and the most vegetative senator, Mitch McConnell, 84.

At least 10 Republican Senators would have to vote to impeach for it to stick

I don’t know what I expected, but I guess I thought Republicans would be at least a little conciliatory. I was a fool. I think the strategy of total obstruction they’re setting themselves up for is going to continue to fail with the American public, just like it failed in this election, especially because they keep putting pedophiles and those who are documented to be protecting them in charge

This “progressive” vs “centrist” bullshit is a false narrative. You could describe James Talarico or Adam Hamilton as centrist, but they have more in common with Bernie Sanders than with Chuck Schumer.

This battle is about ethics and tenacity vs corruption and fecklessness, not “progressives” vs “centrists.” Schumer clearly greases the wheels for his donors, represents the interests of AIPAC above those of the United States, and does not have the skills to lead with new ideas or stand up to would-be authoritarians. All the Democrats who represent the working people should unite to support another candidate for Majority Leader.