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xp1337
11/07/18 11:09:49 AM
#302:


Reg posted...
Frankly, the thing I'm most looking forward to right now is Adam Schiff becoming chair of the Intelligence Committee.

Late on this, but yeah. Schiff taking over the Intelligence Committee (from Nunes of all people) is huge.

but don't sleep on:

Chairman Elijah Cummings on the Oversight Committee
Chairwoman Maxine Waters on Finance
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Reg
11/07/18 11:11:54 AM
#303:


xp1337 posted...
Reg posted...
Frankly, the thing I'm most looking forward to right now is Adam Schiff becoming chair of the Intelligence Committee.

Late on this, but yeah. Schiff taking over the Intelligence Committee (from Nunes of all people) is huge.

but don't sleep on:

Chairman Elijah Cummings on the Oversight Committee
Chairwoman Maxine Waters on Finance

Honestly bigger than either of those two for me is Pete Sessions not chairing the Rules committee. I have no clue who will replace him but holy shit I'm so glad he's gone.

Not that those two aren't also great to have. But this one is slightly more personal.
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HeroicSpiderPig
11/07/18 11:12:17 AM
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xp1337 posted...
Reg posted...
Frankly, the thing I'm most looking forward to right now is Adam Schiff becoming chair of the Intelligence Committee.

Late on this, but yeah. Schiff taking over the Intelligence Committee (from Nunes of all people) is huge.

but don't sleep on:

Chairman Elijah Cummings on the Oversight Committee
Chairwoman Maxine Waters on Finance


Mother Maxine is coming for those tax returns!
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TheRock1525
11/07/18 11:13:37 AM
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Weirdly among voters the Mueller investigation has a net negative approval rating, 46-42. Considering it was generally approved (by varying margins) this might have been a sign of Republican turnout being higher than expected.
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xp1337
11/07/18 11:15:32 AM
#306:


Reg posted...
Honestly bigger than either of those two for me is Pete Sessions not chairing the Rules committee. I have no clue who will replace him but holy shit I'm so glad he's gone.

Assuming the current Ranking Member will take over, it'd be Jim McGovern (MA-2)
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Eddv
11/07/18 11:17:17 AM
#307:


TheRock1525 posted...
Weirdly among voters the Mueller investigation has a net negative approval rating, 46-42. Considering it was generally approved (by varying margins) this might have been a sign of Republican turnout being higher than expected.


I think there's that and that the longer it goes on the more frustrated democrats get by it.
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Jakyl25
11/07/18 11:18:21 AM
#308:


xp1337 posted...

Late on this, but yeah. Schiff taking over the Intelligence Committee (from Nunes of all people) is huge.


Huge sigh of relief there
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xp1337
11/07/18 11:19:07 AM
#309:


HeroicSpiderPig posted...
xp1337 posted...
Reg posted...
Frankly, the thing I'm most looking forward to right now is Adam Schiff becoming chair of the Intelligence Committee.

Late on this, but yeah. Schiff taking over the Intelligence Committee (from Nunes of all people) is huge.

but don't sleep on:

Chairman Elijah Cummings on the Oversight Committee
Chairwoman Maxine Waters on Finance


Mother Maxine is coming for those tax returns!

The tax code gives the ability for the Chair of Ways and Means to request and investigate any individiual's tax returns, which in this scenario would be Neal (MA-1)

Not to say Waters couldn't try to request them, but Neal would be the more likely avenue for that.
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Jakyl25
11/07/18 11:23:12 AM
#310:


GuessMyUserName posted...
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1060155917059219461

Trump's already threatening Dems if they attempt to investigate him!


This just got glossed over but this tweet is so insane that in normal times it would be disqualifying for office in and of itself
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xp1337
11/07/18 11:23:26 AM
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Anyway, if you guys want short little blurbs on many of the incoming chairs, there's an NYT piece written before the elections that did so: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/us/house-democrats-committee-leaders.html
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Corrik
11/07/18 11:40:02 AM
#312:


Tester won.
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ChaosTonyV4
11/07/18 11:49:46 AM
#313:


Thats awesome!
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Reg
11/07/18 12:20:30 PM
#314:


GuessMyUserName posted...
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1060155917059219461

Trump's already threatening Dems if they attempt to investigate him!

He's holding a press conference right now and has repeated this exact thing twice in the ~10 minutes I watched while eating lunch.
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Suprak the Stud
11/07/18 12:27:14 PM
#315:


Montana hasnt been called yet to my knowledge.
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CelesMyUserName
11/07/18 12:31:17 PM
#316:


Holy fuck the press conference, Jim & Trump going at it.

After a woman pulls the mic away from Jim and goes on to the next reporter, the next reporter defends Jim and Trump just goes "yeah well you're a bad person too"

and then also Jim gets up with another mic and the woman in red rushes to him again lmfaooooo

this is amazing
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Corrik
11/07/18 12:42:14 PM
#317:


Suprak the Stud posted...
Montana hasnt been called yet to my knowledge.

Not called but he can't lose it where it is.
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Suprak the Stud
11/07/18 12:53:23 PM
#318:


Corrik posted...
Suprak the Stud posted...
Montana hasnt been called yet to my knowledge.

Not called but he can't lose it where it is.


I just checked and Missoula is only half reporting and Gallatin and Cascade are only like 65% in too. So you're probably right, but they will likely need to look at provisional/absentee ballots as well. So it isn't 100% yet.
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Suprak the Stud
11/07/18 12:55:02 PM
#319:


Also I have no idea what Missoula is doing. This is the slowest reporting county in the country. It was 30% almost immediately and now it is only at 54%.

Get it together slackers we want to know who won this.

Rosendale did flip Yellowstone, which is a good thing. But, then again, Sinema flipped whatever county Phoenix is in and that wound up not helping her.
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Suprak the Stud
11/07/18 1:01:50 PM
#320:


Welp nevermind.

https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1060230016993243136

JON TESTER YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD

I am slightly surprised Tester survived this. Trump literally did everything in his power to end Tester's career and Montana went for Trump by 20 points. I feel like Trump would've traded almost anyone else if it meant he could've got Tester out.
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LordoftheMorons
11/07/18 1:05:19 PM
#321:


Yessss
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XIII_rocks
11/07/18 1:15:57 PM
#322:


CelesMyUserName posted...
Holy fuck the press conference, Jim & Trump going at it.

After a woman pulls the mic away from Jim and goes on to the next reporter, the next reporter defends Jim and Trump just goes "yeah well you're a bad person too"

and then also Jim gets up with another mic and the woman in red rushes to him again lmfaooooo

this is amazing


Just saw this. It is absolutely unreal

The lack of dignity he has as a leader is just absolutely unreal
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LapisLazuli
11/07/18 1:17:59 PM
#323:


I wish Trump would get informed about Tester on stage so we could see him melt down.....more.

Man oh man when he was just reading a list of all the losing Dems and just saying "they didn't like me so they lost".
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Jakyl25
11/07/18 1:19:02 PM
#324:


https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1060231281827561472?s=21

Trump complains about the press conference: "I come in here as a nice person and I have people jumping out of their seats screaming questions at me."


You couldnt script shit like this
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CelesMyUserName
11/07/18 1:19:46 PM
#325:


https://twitter.com/realDonald/status/491668720444792832

2014
Thanks [at]LilJon for coming to my defense in Rolling Stone Magazine. As I have often said, you are a terrific guy!


today
Who's Lil Jon?

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Jakyl25
11/07/18 1:25:04 PM
#326:


This outgoing GOP Congressman seems to be a little unhappy

https://twitter.com/ryancostello/status/1060222202212171776?s=21

To deal w harassment & filth spewed at GOP MOCs in tough seats every day for 2 yrs, bc of POTUS; to bite ur lip more times youd care to; to disagree & separate from POTUS on principle & civility in ur campaign; to lose bc of POTUS & have him piss on u. Angers me to my core.

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Corrik
11/07/18 1:31:28 PM
#327:


That press conference was hilarious.
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Corrik
11/07/18 1:32:21 PM
#328:


LapisLazuli posted...
I wish Trump would get informed about Tester on stage so we could see him melt down.....more.

Man oh man when he was just reading a list of all the losing Dems and just saying "they didn't like me so they lost".

He pretty much acknowledged he knew tester would win and McSally would win earlier in the press conference. Why would he meltdown.
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Mega Mana
11/07/18 1:32:44 PM
#329:


CelesMyUserName posted...
Holy fuck the press conference, Jim & Trump going at it.

After a woman pulls the mic away from Jim and goes on to the next reporter, the next reporter defends Jim and Trump just goes "yeah well you're a bad person too"

and then also Jim gets up with another mic and the woman in red rushes to him again lmfaooooo

this is amazing


What in the ever-loving ****
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Corrik
11/07/18 1:35:17 PM
#330:


Suprak the Stud posted...
Welp nevermind.

https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1060230016993243136

JON TESTER YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD

I am slightly surprised Tester survived this. Trump literally did everything in his power to end Tester's career and Montana went for Trump by 20 points. I feel like Trump would've traded almost anyone else if it meant he could've got Tester out.

Low turnout affected the race. I thought it was gonna do tester in but when CNN errorneously reported 100% in two districts that are heavily tester it ended up being the reverse.
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Kenri
11/07/18 1:40:32 PM
#331:


Jakyl25 posted...
This outgoing GOP Congressman seems to be a little unhappy

https://twitter.com/ryancostello/status/1060222202212171776?s=21

To deal w harassment & filth spewed at GOP MOCs in tough seats every day for 2 yrs, bc of POTUS; to bite ur lip more times youd care to; to disagree & separate from POTUS on principle & civility in ur campaign; to lose bc of POTUS & have him piss on u. Angers me to my core.

https://twitter.com/BorlandCorp/status/1060229575475650561

This reply though...!
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Suprak the Stud
11/07/18 1:46:50 PM
#332:


Corrik posted...
Suprak the Stud posted...
Welp nevermind.

https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1060230016993243136

JON TESTER YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD

I am slightly surprised Tester survived this. Trump literally did everything in his power to end Tester's career and Montana went for Trump by 20 points. I feel like Trump would've traded almost anyone else if it meant he could've got Tester out.

Low turnout affected the race. I thought it was gonna do tester in but when CNN errorneously reported 100% in two districts that are heavily tester it ended up being the reverse.


CNN messing up Missoula actually was what got me to change coverage. I have no idea how they botched that so badly. It took me five seconds to find the error and they had it up all night!
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LordoftheMorons
11/07/18 1:47:25 PM
#333:


Yeah admitting he bit his tongue when he knew Trump was doing bad things demonstrates that he deserved to lose.
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Jakyl25
11/07/18 1:50:43 PM
#334:


LordoftheMorons posted...
Yeah admitting he bit his tongue when he knew Trump was doing bad things demonstrates that he deserved to lose.


To be clear, he was actually speaking about his fellow GOP Congresswoman Mia Love, who Trump crapped on today for losing her seat because she wouldnt pledge loyalty to him
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Jakyl25
11/07/18 1:51:25 PM
#335:


Corrik posted...
LapisLazuli posted...
I wish Trump would get informed about Tester on stage so we could see him melt down.....more.

Man oh man when he was just reading a list of all the losing Dems and just saying "they didn't like me so they lost".

He pretty much acknowledged he knew tester would win and McSally would win earlier in the press conference. Why would he meltdown.


Youre right, he was already melting down!
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Eddv
11/07/18 1:53:18 PM
#336:


Suprak the Stud posted...
Welp nevermind.

https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1060230016993243136

JON TESTER YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD

I am slightly surprised Tester survived this. Trump literally did everything in his power to end Tester's career and Montana went for Trump by 20 points. I feel like Trump would've traded almost anyone else if it meant he could've got Tester out.


I'm quite happy about this just because I really like Tester - hes just a cool dude.
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Jakyl25
11/07/18 1:56:50 PM
#337:


So barring any huge shift in the outstanding races, the Senate will be 54-46?
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Jakyl25
11/07/18 2:02:39 PM
#338:


Vlado has the solution for fixing America

I'm in fact in favour of harsher voting restrictions than that - only people who can prove having contributed to the country, e.g. by having paid a certain amount of taxes over a certain period, should get to vote at all.

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Shad_Tepes
11/07/18 2:18:03 PM
#339:


Why bring that drivel here?
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Jakyl25
11/07/18 2:19:01 PM
#340:


Is our topic any less drivel?
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Shad_Tepes
11/07/18 2:20:11 PM
#341:


It at least doesn't have Vlado.
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Corrik
11/07/18 2:36:30 PM
#342:


Jakyl25 posted...
So barring any huge shift in the outstanding races, the Senate will be 54-46?

If McSally wins, yes. Sinema could win.
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Corrik
11/07/18 2:47:49 PM
#343:


Jeff Sessions just resigned.
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CelesMyUserName
11/07/18 2:49:08 PM
#344:


Jeff Sessions is out. That was fast.
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ChaosTonyV4
11/07/18 2:51:28 PM
#345:


Welp.

Here we go.
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Eddv
11/07/18 2:52:52 PM
#346:


Gird your loins everyone
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Corrik
11/07/18 2:53:02 PM
#347:


Is he gonna fire Mueller now that he knows he can't get impeached... ?

That would be insane.
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Shaduln
11/07/18 2:53:40 PM
#348:


"At your request, I am submitting my resignation," Sessions wrote to the president Wednesday.


I feel like that's important.
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Reg
11/07/18 2:54:38 PM
#349:


Welp

Despite my hatred for this man, it felt like he was neutered enough that things can only get worse from here.
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Eddv
11/07/18 2:55:17 PM
#350:


Shaduln posted...
"At your request, I am submitting my resignation," Sessions wrote to the president Wednesday.


I feel like that's important.


At your request eh?

Jeffy got fired
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ChaosTonyV4
11/07/18 3:00:08 PM
#351:


Corrik posted...
Is he gonna fire Mueller now that he knows he can't get impeached... ?

That would be insane.


Im pretty sure he can still be impeached.

He just cant be removed.
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