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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton Endorses Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza [View all]yardwork
(70,076 posts)We have a lot less flexibility on this side of the pond. If Trump were prime minister in Britain new elections would be called now. We don't have that option. We're stuck with this administration at least until January 2029. (And getting rid of Trump won't help. JD Vance automatically becomes president if Trump is removed. Vance would be more effective than Trump at achieving the white supremacist goals of his billionaire handlers.)
If Fetterman runs again I hope the people of Pennsylvania choose a different Democratic nominee who can beat the Republican. That's very possible in Pennsylvania. In contrast to West Virginia, where Democrat Manchin is replaced by a Republican.
One of the truly un-democratic aspects of our Congress is that the winner takes all. When Republicans have a simple majority they control everything about the process. They have a majority vote on every committee, chair every committee, and have total control over what gets to the floor. So literally electing any Democrat is better than any Republican when control of the House or Senate is at stake. Manchin and Sinema were infuriating, but their elections gave Democrats the razor thin majority that gave us control of Congress for a few years.
We need that back. If we can get a comfortable majority then the votes of Fetterman don't matter.
So I have one single goal: help Democrats regain the House and Senate in November.