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leyton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-10-05 06:26 PM
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18. Actually, it's a very important choice: committees.
I don't know the exact breakdown, but elect ten DINOs and what do you get? Maybe ten people who will vote with the GOP some of the time. You also get committee seats to fill at the discretion of the majority leader and if you reclaim the majority that's chairmanships. The number of Democrats in the Senate means a big deal. Throw out the DINOs and elect Republicans, you make a world of difference in committees.

And don't even get me started about cloture.
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