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(297,220 posts)24. Yes Sasse is a traitor for trump but I'm more interested in this part NOW..
Ive been hearing from military families in Nebraska constantly for the last 36 hours, and theyre livid, [Sasse] said. This is a story about the targeting of American men and women in uniform. This is about putting crosshairs on the backs of people who are fighting for our freedom. This is not about short-term politics. [emphasis added]
This is a double crack in the wall. Ben Sasse, a Republican up for re-election in a year when Trump is also on the ballot, ought to be kissing Trumps . to get his base to vote for him. Instead, when Bunker Boy tweeted Sunday night that the intel community hadnt briefed him, Sasse wasnt having any of it:
Who knew what when? Did the commander in chief know? And if he didnt, how in the hell didnt he know? he said.
Just as (even more?) significant is that military families, who are generally more conservative, go for traditional family values and have been one of Trumps major bases of support, are screaming bloody murder over Trumps letting Putin get away with real murder. Sasse sees the importance of that, too:
I think that it should be clear that we are deadly serious about this topic because its a deadly serious topic. Most of the families that have contacted me are not the kinds of people who do the 24-hour news cycle, he said.
This is a double crack in the wall. Ben Sasse, a Republican up for re-election in a year when Trump is also on the ballot, ought to be kissing Trumps . to get his base to vote for him. Instead, when Bunker Boy tweeted Sunday night that the intel community hadnt briefed him, Sasse wasnt having any of it:
Who knew what when? Did the commander in chief know? And if he didnt, how in the hell didnt he know? he said.
Just as (even more?) significant is that military families, who are generally more conservative, go for traditional family values and have been one of Trumps major bases of support, are screaming bloody murder over Trumps letting Putin get away with real murder. Sasse sees the importance of that, too:
I think that it should be clear that we are deadly serious about this topic because its a deadly serious topic. Most of the families that have contacted me are not the kinds of people who do the 24-hour news cycle, he said.
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I remember back in 2008 seeing all the Democratic presidential candidates lined up on the stage
Rhiannon12866
Jul 2020
#26
Trump seems to think he can do EVERYTHING by executive order and the repugs HAVE NOT called him out.
usaf-vet
Jul 2020
#36
Yes without the Senate, Joe & Nancy don't have everything they need to remake this country
KS Toronado
Jun 2020
#20
Yeah, I'm waiting for the reports on the Russian payouts to their campaigns.
TheBlackAdder
Jul 2020
#27
Whenever/however Trump is gone, there will be many GOP retroactive epiphanies.
keithbvadu2
Jun 2020
#16