We have definitely been transported to an alternate universe

  • ultranaut@lemmy.world
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    This is exactly it. Shutdowns are not popular, if they shutdown the gov before the election it is going to cost them significant votes. They are already worried about the impact of Trump on down ballot candidates, a shutdown will almost certainly cost them seats. This is MTG expressing her panic because she realizes how stupid the GOP is behaving with an election about to happen.

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        Of course she does.

        She’s terrified that if the Dems take the House back, she’ll lose her committee seats again. Like all small-government advocates, she wants power.

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          Ah, thank you. Considering what a removed “safe”-ly red district she represents, I didn’t think she had any particular reason to care even with vote losses from a shutdown.