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6. Need to hit 52 to pay the Fetterman tax

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:16 PM

Jul 1

At 51 D, he becomes the most powerful and unreliable person in the senate, we might as well skip the pretending and just have him as majority leader if 51 happens.

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Yes that is true Fiendish Thingy Jul 1 #8

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