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[nycfan]

 

[lawtig02]

Not saying this is likely, but Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas all have Pub Senate seats to be filled in 2026. Flipping even one of those would be massive.

 

[ChileG]

But, but that's not possible! I was assured that DOGE gutting all those government agencies and firing workers left and right and cutting benefits for people who need them would save us YUGE amounts of taxpayer money!

*of course we're now spending vast sums of money to buy charter jets for Trump 2.0's favorite adulterous couple, Kristi and Corey, and to build Dear Leader a gaudy ballroom at the WH and to pay for Pete Hegseth to play Maverick and all sorts of other crap, so there's that.

This is why I said when Trump was elected that we can’t count Trump victories based on claims he makes. We have to base it on what actually happens.
MAGA (and others) desperately wanted to give credit to Trump for the DOGE savings and tariff revenue, but the true metric is - did the deficit increase or decrease?
We killed a bunch of needed programs and still went deeper into debt because any savings or revenue gains were more than offset by tax breaks for those that don’t need them.

 

[nycfan]

 

[ChileG]

Not saying this is likely, but Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas all have Pub Senate seats to be filled in 2026. Flipping even one of those would be massive.

This is why I will be buying Argentine beef. It’s what they voted for.

 

[lawtig02]

This is why I will be buying Argentine beef. It’s what they voted for.

Same. I'd gladly trade hoof and mouth for a flipped Senate seat.

 

[ChileG]

Same. And if I get hoof and mouth, it will still be totally worth it.

This is why I will buy Argentine beef and not eat it.