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Figarosmom

(15,248 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2026, 02:19 PM 10 hrs ago

Ohh That's Rich. - trump is screwed w/o Lindsey as far as anything he wants passed in tge Senate

His best cheerleader is gone

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Ohh That's Rich. - trump is screwed w/o Lindsey as far as anything he wants passed in tge Senate (Original Post) Figarosmom 10 hrs ago OP

The Senate is 52-47 Republican without Graham. 51-47 without Graham and McConnell onenote 8 hrs ago #1

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1. The Senate is 52-47 Republican without Graham. 51-47 without Graham and McConnell

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Mon Jul 13, 2026, 03:43 PM

8 hrs ago

Notwithstanding what some are saying, the repubs still have the votes to pass repub bills. They couldn't get SAVE through when Graham and McConnell were available, so that's a moot point. The more important point is that the other Repub senators who some say won't support Trump are going to support Trump's nominations, particularly judicial nominations.

Case in point. Trump's most recent judicial nomination was approved 50-44. Every Democrat that voted opposed the nomination, with three not voting. Every republican that voted supported the nomination with three not voting, including McConnell and Cassidy. Graham voted aye. Collins voted aye. Tillis voted aye. Cornyn voted aye. Murkowski voted aye. Subtract Graham's vote and add back in the three Democrats that didn't vote and the result is 49-47 --- nomination approved.

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