BlazinSkatinAxel
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This is NWO, Wolfpac, WCW all over again.
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Trump: "Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda" "Must fight them"
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BronsonLee
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WHERE IS GOLDBERG
Fragamemnon
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The optics on this is just terrible-"we need these insurgent members of our party to fall in with the establishment corporatist base". Not really a winner for Trump given the coalition that provides most of his support.
Escape Goat
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Yes. They're called elections.
yellow submarine
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Just like your comment.
The meaning is clear as fuck. What hilarious irony that the GOP gets handed the keys to the kingdom and can accomplish nothing because of their own opposition.
Ryan 's CBS interview where he was threatening the Freedom Caucus that Trump might work with the Dems is the biggest idle threat since your dad telling you hes going to turn the car around and go home if you and your sibling don't stop fighting in the back seat on the way to Disneyland.
Like anyone with even half a brain realize that any changes to the bill that would make the Dems happy would make the Republicans that voted for the bill already unhappy and change their votes. Like, he really thinks this is a one sided business deal. Dude is a fool
Like anyone with even half a brain realize that any changes to the bill that would make the Dems happy would make the Republicans that voted for the bill already unhappy and change their votes. Like, he really thinks this is a one sided business deal. Dude is a fool
Sheriff_Battlesnake
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Yesterday: Trump is reaching across the aisle for Dem support
Today: "We must fight them & Dems!!"
Today: "We must fight them & Dems!!"
Getting gassed training somewhere in Orlando rn
Takamura-San
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What are the chances that he primaries the FC members up for re-election with pro-trump agenda candidates, and dems even lose to those?
Because we all know dems don't show up for midterms.
Because we all know dems don't show up for midterms.
Finally what we have all been waiting for.
The FC represents a pretty significant chunk of the house of representatives(30+) that were against the bill and no matter how many backroom "negotiating/blackmailing" that occurred prior to the vote, they refused to kiss the ring.
Thus Trump is following the only strategy he knows. Throw a hissyfit until he gets what he wants, which is hopefully to install future yes-men by calling out all whom oppose his will.
SolidSnakeUS
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Can't wait for them to destroy themselves and the Dems coming right in and taking over. Going to be great 
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.2018 and 2020
Rentahamster
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"Democrats fall in love. Republicans fall in line". This was said many a time on GAF. Do you still believe this?
BoogieWoogie
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The hell is even going to get done in 2018 during Midterms?
They fall in line when it comes to hating Minorities and women, not so much governing.
In the context of voting for president yes. The Freedom caucus has always been a bundle of intractable assholes in congress, only people who weren't paying attention would dispute that.
djplaeskool
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There's a difference between when it's time to vote and when it's time to legislate.
Shame that no one probably saw the morning MSNBC guy who was interviewing a Freedom Caucus member as pull out that Trump tweet. The member didn't even want to touch that. He instead talked about bipartisanship as if the Freedom Caucus and Dems suddenly see eye to eye and not talking about Trump ragging on him and his fellow congressmen.
LegendofJoe
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Not if they stick to their current plan of getting rid of tax deductions that help the middle class.
Cesare Borgia
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That saying relates to the presidential nomination process, not government/legislation. And remains quite accurate outside of...two outliers (Goldwater, Trump).
If there was one year where Dems turn out for a midterm in the history of our union, it'll be 2018. I'm cautiously hopeful for a good dem turnout in the midterms.
Bruce Springsteen
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Tax reform will be much more difficult to pass than healthcare
It's too late for that. America failed that test.
I think it's pretty obvious at this point that Trump made most of his deals by being aggressive and threatening people. Or abusing his power position. Business, women, presidency, this is his modus operandi.
This tweet is clearly a threat that he will try to sabotage them in 2018 if they don't fall in line. It will be interesting to see if they are that weak to fall for it.
balladofwindfishes
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The president's party never shows up in midterms. This isn't exclusive to Democrats. There have been very few exceptions to this and 2018 isn't looking to be an exception.
Beer Monkey
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I'm OK with that. It won't go well for them.
You left out being willing to launder dirty Russian money.
Tea party spawned the freedom caucus.
Tea party movement pushed the freedom caucus into the House.
fredrancour
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yes. the freedom caucus is only about 30 people. when they break from the core of the republican party, it becomes very difficult for the republicans to pass anything. if they make the party look weak and cost enough reps in moderate districts their seats, the republicans will be a minority in congress and the freedom caucus will still just be 30 dudes in solidly-red districts.
dems don't show up for midterms when a president they like is in the white house. they showed up and took both houses in 2006 because of the list of objections to Bush.
Wag
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But other than infrastructure, what will Trump do that's positive?
Alcoremortis
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The Shadow
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I don't know why. This made me laugh way more than it should have. lol
andythinkpad
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Good
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