Democrats widen gap in House chamber by flipping more seats, including in Ohio, Arizona and North Carolina; Ted Cruz calls election a ‘Watergate-level repudiation’

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    The Republicans under Trump are mostly cultists they won’t defect from the president. You are giving too much props to Schumer.

    From 12 vets, the congress only override one of trump vets and was a veto against a bill that give money to the criminal military industrial complex.

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      I think you underestimate how unpopular the tariffs and war are. I don’t think we will get Republicans to cross the lines on anything else including the budget. (Be prepared for more shutdowns).

      But, I think the folks who thought they were in safe seats but ended up winning by a hair realize that they need to break with Trump on these two points in order to have a chance in 2028

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        The war is still popular among Republican politicians. Many of the democrats so called anti war also rejected the mou that would lead to the end of war.