if they're backing McConnell as leader while he slow walks Trump's appointments, they aren't voting for Trump's agenda
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McConnell isn't slow-walking Trump's appointments. Congress is not designed to rubber stamp the exec branch.
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/14/politics/trump-nominees-confirmed-comparison/index.html … handy chart to use as a for-instance. part of this is Dem obstructionism, true, but McConnell controls calendar
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Trump has been slower to appoint than his predecessors. I've heard complaints about this from Trump supporters on the Hill.
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When Obama got elected, McConnell & Reid made a deal to get his nominees through in a timely manner in return for GOP amendments on bills
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Apples & Oranges. Obama was elected w/ more support than Trump. GOP was deeper minority but still had the 60-vote filibuster for noms.
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the part that's apples and oranges is that McConnell doesn't care about staffing Trump's govt now
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We'll never agree. But enjoy our sparring as always.
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Not important. The real Trump agenda is immigration, trade, Islam and national interest. Most stuff happens behind scenes preventing votes
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There's a difference between Trump's agenda (what Trump wants)
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and the Repub agenda (what Repubs want). A lot of it overlaps (maybe even that 95%) but a significant part of it doesn't. And, some of it
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is more important than others (ACA repeal, for one), which can magnify the differences. I'd like to see a Venn diagram of this.
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They are suckers if ever Republican they can primary against doesn't get that is exactly what they will do.
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Only 5% of congressional votes mean anything and
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can u imagine some firm dumb enough to pay Harwood to basically sit and retweet all day
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