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minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up56·2 years agoAll 47 Dems voted no, 3 Republicans defected and voted no (McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins), and Vance did a tie break vote.
minus-squareMayor Poopington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up70·2 years agoMcconnell defecting is indication of how truly fucked we are
minus-squaremeco03211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up42·2 years agoNot unless his vote killed it. They all talked in the backroom. This was merely a signal to trump.
minus-squareMayor Poopington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 years agoso were even more fucked
minus-squareMayor Poopington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 years agoFUCK. I swear I’m better than that.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoNo. McConnell knew exactly how many votes there would be, and he would not have voted against it had it been closer.
minus-squareFenrirIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 years agoAny Republicans who “defected” did so in a calculated way. They didn’t follow their moral compass or think it was the right thing to do, it was pure politics.
All 47 Dems voted no, 3 Republicans defected and voted no (McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins), and Vance did a tie break vote.
Mcconnell defecting is indication of how truly fucked we are
Not unless his vote killed it. They all talked in the backroom. This was merely a signal to trump.
so were even more fucked
We’re* 🥲
FUCK. I swear I’m better than that.
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No. McConnell knew exactly how many votes there would be, and he would not have voted against it had it been closer.
Any Republicans who “defected” did so in a calculated way. They didn’t follow their moral compass or think it was the right thing to do, it was pure politics.