I know I am younger than most of this board. But I am old enough to have seen the GOP sell out like at least 3 or 4 times every 4 year cycle for the last 20 years. So, when the midterms roll around later this year, and you all are shilling the GOP HARD (like always), I probably will not join that nonsense.

https://www.govtrack.us/

You can find how your congressman voted on each vote here at this website.

What a disgrace. The worst part is that they have a POTUS who actually enjoys taking the heat shielding them, and they're still do nothing cowards.

As much as I loathed Barack and despised Biden with the fury of 1000 suns, one thing I have always said is that the biggest problem with our federal government is CONGRESS, not whomever happens to be POTUS for 4-8 years.

POTUS is the least important vote you have at the federal level. I would guess 50% + of Americans can't tell you who their Senators are and 90%+ can't tell you who their Rep. is, that is the problem.

There can be no stronger proof of the above than this bill.

Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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What the **** are these idiots doing

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Getting paid to support it.

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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There it is. "It's not the politicians fault, its actually the voters". The voters just need to VOTE HARDER

if only there were a word that describes two parties working in unison.

that would absolutely describe our choices

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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There it is. "It's not the politicians fault, its actually the voters". The voters just need to VOTE HARDER

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I agree with how you feel on the subject, but what other power do we have? You can't blame the voters for the republicans stabbing them in the back, but why do we continue to vote for the same useless moderates in the primaries? Believe me, if there was another party with actual conservatives, I would vote for them.

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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There it is. "It's not the politicians fault, its actually the voters". The voters just need to VOTE HARDER

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I agree with how you feel on the subject, but what other power do we have? You can't blame the voters for the republicans stabbing them in the back, but why do we continue to vote for the same useless moderates in the primaries? Believe me, if there was another party with actual conservatives, I would vote for them.

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The power you have is withholding your vote. IDK if you are 20 or 60 but clearly you don't get how GOP politics works. They say what you want to hear, then they take hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests. You vote for them, because you liked what they said. But who do they work for after you vote them in?

Year after year this board wails and moans and gnashes their teeth about the GOP backstabbing them. And yet they never learn

Keyno said:

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Keyno said:

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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There it is. "It's not the politicians fault, its actually the voters". The voters just need to VOTE HARDER

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I agree with how you feel on the subject, but what other power do we have? You can't blame the voters for the republicans stabbing them in the back, but why do we continue to vote for the same useless moderates in the primaries? Believe me, if there was another party with actual conservatives, I would vote for them.

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The power you have is withholding your vote. IDK if you are 20 or 60 but clearly you don't get how GOP politics works. They say what you want to hear, then they take hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests. You vote for them, because you liked what they said. But who do they work for after you vote them in?

Year after year this board wails and moans and gnashes their teeth about the GOP backstabbing them. And yet they never learn

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The GOP is trash and yes, I do know how their politics work. Are you saying just not to vote? Even in the primaries? What would that accomplish?

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Might as well go ahead and lose the midterms. Republicans are only good at *****ing anyways

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Look at the bills that are up for passage in Virginia after the Dems took control, be careful what you wish for. Dems play for keeps.

Yes, im aware. Slow decay or let's just get there and let it blow up as quickly as possible.

Fun choice

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Keyno said:

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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There it is. "It's not the politicians fault, its actually the voters". The voters just need to VOTE HARDER

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I agree with how you feel on the subject, but what other power do we have? You can't blame the voters for the republicans stabbing them in the back, but why do we continue to vote for the same useless moderates in the primaries? Believe me, if there was another party with actual conservatives, I would vote for them.

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The power you have is withholding your vote. IDK if you are 20 or 60 but clearly you don't get how GOP politics works. They say what you want to hear, then they take hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests. You vote for them, because you liked what they said. But who do they work for after you vote them in?

Year after year this board wails and moans and gnashes their teeth about the GOP backstabbing them. And yet they never learn

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The GOP is trash and yes, I do know how their politics work. Are you saying just not to vote? Even in the primaries? What would that accomplish?

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Long term, it would hopefully get to a point where the GOP had to represent their base. Short term, you would get the satisfaction of NOT voting for a shill that is going to backstab you. Take your own side

Keyno said:

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Keyno said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Keyno said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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FTAG 2000 said:

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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There it is. "It's not the politicians fault, its actually the voters". The voters just need to VOTE HARDER

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I agree with how you feel on the subject, but what other power do we have? You can't blame the voters for the republicans stabbing them in the back, but why do we continue to vote for the same useless moderates in the primaries? Believe me, if there was another party with actual conservatives, I would vote for them.

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The power you have is withholding your vote. IDK if you are 20 or 60 but clearly you don't get how GOP politics works. They say what you want to hear, then they take hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests. You vote for them, because you liked what they said. But who do they work for after you vote them in?

Year after year this board wails and moans and gnashes their teeth about the GOP backstabbing them. And yet they never learn

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The GOP is trash and yes, I do know how their politics work. Are you saying just not to vote? Even in the primaries? What would that accomplish?

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Long term, it would hopefully get to a point where the GOP had to represent their base. Short term, you would get the satisfaction of NOT voting for a shill that is going to backstab you. Take your own side

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The scary part about your long term hypothetical, is that I don't know if the right would ever be able to gain power again. Look at what the dems are doing in Virginia. They would do the same thing at the federal level.

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Keyno said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Keyno said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Keyno said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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FTAG 2000 said:

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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There it is. "It's not the politicians fault, its actually the voters". The voters just need to VOTE HARDER

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I agree with how you feel on the subject, but what other power do we have? You can't blame the voters for the republicans stabbing them in the back, but why do we continue to vote for the same useless moderates in the primaries? Believe me, if there was another party with actual conservatives, I would vote for them.

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The power you have is withholding your vote. IDK if you are 20 or 60 but clearly you don't get how GOP politics works. They say what you want to hear, then they take hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests. You vote for them, because you liked what they said. But who do they work for after you vote them in?

Year after year this board wails and moans and gnashes their teeth about the GOP backstabbing them. And yet they never learn

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The GOP is trash and yes, I do know how their politics work. Are you saying just not to vote? Even in the primaries? What would that accomplish?

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Long term, it would hopefully get to a point where the GOP had to represent their base. Short term, you would get the satisfaction of NOT voting for a shill that is going to backstab you. Take your own side

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The scary part about your long term hypothetical, is that I don't know if the right would ever be able to gain power again. Look at what the dems are doing in Virginia. They would do the same thing at the federal level.

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This thread is about the GOP backstabbing their base; and you are worrying about whether or not they would ever be able to get back into office? Newsflash- the GOP is not "the right"

Ignore the Talarico voter's suggestions.

Haha

And pretty much all 57 of those Republicans are endorsed by President Trump.

“But Thomas Massie is baaaddddddd!!!!!” https://t.co/NtrhTmfu2I

— Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@FmrRepMTG) January 23, 2026

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Keyno said:

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Keyno said:

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FTAG 2000 said:

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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There it is. "It's not the politicians fault, its actually the voters". The voters just need to VOTE HARDER

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I agree with how you feel on the subject, but what other power do we have? You can't blame the voters for the republicans stabbing them in the back, but why do we continue to vote for the same useless moderates in the primaries? Believe me, if there was another party with actual conservatives, I would vote for them.

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The power you have is withholding your vote. IDK if you are 20 or 60 but clearly you don't get how GOP politics works. They say what you want to hear, then they take hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests. You vote for them, because you liked what they said. But who do they work for after you vote them in?

Year after year this board wails and moans and gnashes their teeth about the GOP backstabbing them. And yet they never learn

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The GOP is trash and yes, I do know how their politics work. Are you saying just not to vote? Even in the primaries? What would that accomplish?

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Long term, it would hopefully get to a point where the GOP had to represent their base. Short term, you would get the satisfaction of NOT voting for a shill that is going to backstab you. Take your own side

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The scary part about your long term hypothetical, is that I don't know if the right would ever be able to gain power again. Look at what the dems are doing in Virginia. They would do the same thing at the federal level.

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This thread is about the GOP backstabbing their base; and you are worrying about whether or not they would ever be able to get back into office? Newsflash- the GOP is not "the right"

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I'm talking about your hypothetical where the GOP had to actually represent their base.

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Keyno said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Keyno said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Keyno said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Keyno said:

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FTAG 2000 said:

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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There it is. "It's not the politicians fault, its actually the voters". The voters just need to VOTE HARDER

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I agree with how you feel on the subject, but what other power do we have? You can't blame the voters for the republicans stabbing them in the back, but why do we continue to vote for the same useless moderates in the primaries? Believe me, if there was another party with actual conservatives, I would vote for them.

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The power you have is withholding your vote. IDK if you are 20 or 60 but clearly you don't get how GOP politics works. They say what you want to hear, then they take hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests. You vote for them, because you liked what they said. But who do they work for after you vote them in?

Year after year this board wails and moans and gnashes their teeth about the GOP backstabbing them. And yet they never learn

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The GOP is trash and yes, I do know how their politics work. Are you saying just not to vote? Even in the primaries? What would that accomplish?

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Long term, it would hopefully get to a point where the GOP had to represent their base. Short term, you would get the satisfaction of NOT voting for a shill that is going to backstab you. Take your own side

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The scary part about your long term hypothetical, is that I don't know if the right would ever be able to gain power again. Look at what the dems are doing in Virginia. They would do the same thing at the federal level.

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This thread is about the GOP backstabbing their base; and you are worrying about whether or not they would ever be able to get back into office? Newsflash- the GOP is not "the right"

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I'm talking about your hypothetical where the GOP had to actually represent their base.

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It's not a hypothetical. Yes if you (and every other conservative) withholds your vote because the GOP keeps backstabbing you, the GOP will go defunct. But an actual Right party would then take their place.

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Ignore the Talarico voter's suggestions.

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This. Also ignore the "republican voters" that try to tell you that the dems will win in the general if you don't vote for the incumbent moderate republican in the primary.

Keyno said:

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Keyno said:

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Keyno said:

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Keyno said:

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Keyno said:

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FTAG 2000 said:

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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There it is. "It's not the politicians fault, its actually the voters". The voters just need to VOTE HARDER

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I agree with how you feel on the subject, but what other power do we have? You can't blame the voters for the republicans stabbing them in the back, but why do we continue to vote for the same useless moderates in the primaries? Believe me, if there was another party with actual conservatives, I would vote for them.

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The power you have is withholding your vote. IDK if you are 20 or 60 but clearly you don't get how GOP politics works. They say what you want to hear, then they take hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests. You vote for them, because you liked what they said. But who do they work for after you vote them in?

Year after year this board wails and moans and gnashes their teeth about the GOP backstabbing them. And yet they never learn

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The GOP is trash and yes, I do know how their politics work. Are you saying just not to vote? Even in the primaries? What would that accomplish?

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Long term, it would hopefully get to a point where the GOP had to represent their base. Short term, you would get the satisfaction of NOT voting for a shill that is going to backstab you. Take your own side

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The scary part about your long term hypothetical, is that I don't know if the right would ever be able to gain power again. Look at what the dems are doing in Virginia. They would do the same thing at the federal level.

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This thread is about the GOP backstabbing their base; and you are worrying about whether or not they would ever be able to get back into office? Newsflash- the GOP is not "the right"

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I'm talking about your hypothetical where the GOP had to actually represent their base.

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It's not a hypothetical. Yes if you (and every other conservative) withholds your vote because the GOP keeps backstabbing you, the GOP will go defunct. But an actual Right party would then take their place.

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Okay, but in the meantime democrats would have a super majority to where they could fortify their voting fraud machine across the country. It would be quite the gamble.

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Keyno said:

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Keyno said:

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Keyno said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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Keyno said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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FTAG 2000 said:

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Most of those republicans are just like the trash here in Texas. Uniparty RINOs.

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That is something we could actually fix, here in Texas, if conservative voters would grow some balls and actually vote out the moderates in the primaries.

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There it is. "It's not the politicians fault, its actually the voters". The voters just need to VOTE HARDER

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I agree with how you feel on the subject, but what other power do we have? You can't blame the voters for the republicans stabbing them in the back, but why do we continue to vote for the same useless moderates in the primaries? Believe me, if there was another party with actual conservatives, I would vote for them.

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The power you have is withholding your vote. IDK if you are 20 or 60 but clearly you don't get how GOP politics works. They say what you want to hear, then they take hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests. You vote for them, because you liked what they said. But who do they work for after you vote them in?

Year after year this board wails and moans and gnashes their teeth about the GOP backstabbing them. And yet they never learn

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The GOP is trash and yes, I do know how their politics work. Are you saying just not to vote? Even in the primaries? What would that accomplish?

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Long term, it would hopefully get to a point where the GOP had to represent their base. Short term, you would get the satisfaction of NOT voting for a shill that is going to backstab you. Take your own side

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The scary part about your long term hypothetical, is that I don't know if the right would ever be able to gain power again. Look at what the dems are doing in Virginia. They would do the same thing at the federal level.

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This thread is about the GOP backstabbing their base; and you are worrying about whether or not they would ever be able to get back into office? Newsflash- the GOP is not "the right"

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I'm talking about your hypothetical where the GOP had to actually represent their base.

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It's not a hypothetical. Yes if you (and every other conservative) withholds your vote because the GOP keeps backstabbing you, the GOP will go defunct. But an actual Right party would then take their place.

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Okay, but in the meantime democrats would have a super majority to where they could fortify their voting fraud machine across the country. It would be quite the gamble.

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"Fortify the voter fraud machine?" Bro, the auto "democrat voter fraud machine" is the 50 million illegals in this country which the GOP is NOT deporting. 2020 rigged election happened. The GOP did nothing. The GOP is in power RIGHT NOW and not doing anything about any of that. So it's not really a "gamble" at this point

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Swamp gonna swamp

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Yes, im aware. Slow decay or let's just get there and let it blow up as quickly as possible.

Fun choice

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The Dems don't play though, they want to change the rules so they will get permanent power and I'd rather not end up having to have a civil war to fix it. Trump is a pragmatist and chooses to fight for some issues and ignore others. The House and Senate Leadership if very weak. Yet it is far more likely we will see people going after Chip Roy or Thomas Massie or Rand Paul or Ted Cruz or Ron DeSantis instead of the RINOs that do this crap and that definitely includes Trump leading that charge.

Overall we are making slow progress but it's very frustrating our leaders like Johnson and Thune are so weak.

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bobbranco said:

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Ignore the Talarico voter's suggestions.

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This. Also ignore the "republican voters" that try to tell you that the dems will win in the general if you don't vote for the incumbent moderate republican in the primary.

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The best idea here, and I wish more people would grasp that concept rather than just be lever pulling sheep.

I am confused........

This bill is not liked due to the contents. Got it.

R's voted "NO" and they are being cussed. ???????

Why did the Democrats vote "No"?


ETA: Oh I see it is an effort to DEFUND the spending.

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Who?mikejones! said:

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Yes, im aware. Slow decay or let's just get there and let it blow up as quickly as possible.

Fun choice

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The Dems don't play though, they want to change the rules so they will get permanent power and I'd rather not end up having to have a civil war to fix it. Trump is a pragmatist and chooses to fight for some issues and ignore others. The House and Senate Leadership if very weak. Yet it is far more likely we will see people going after Chip Roy or Thomas Massie or Rand Paul or Ted Cruz or Ron DeSantis instead of the RINOs that do this crap and that definitely includes Trump leading that charge.

Overall we are making slow progress but it's very frustrating our leaders like Johnson and Thune are so weak.

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It is extremely frustrating that even when the GOP is in power, they actually don't do anything and usually backstab their base. Year after year. Slow progress indeed

My representative is Michael Cloud. Guess I'll be voting against him. POS.

NEW: 76 House Republicans joined all Democrats to block amendment that would have removed funding in new spending bill for gender transition surgery for minors, expanded abortion services, new DEI programs, numerous wasteful projects.

— Dominic Michael Tripi (@DMichaelTripi) January 23, 2026

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NEW: 76 House Republicans joined all Democrats to block amendment that would have removed funding in new spending bill for gender transition surgery for minors, expanded abortion services, new DEI programs, numerous wasteful projects.

— Dominic Michael Tripi (@DMichaelTripi) January 23, 2026

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How much more abuse can the "conservatives" take.

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I am confused........

This bill is not liked due to the contents. Got it.

R's voted "NO" and they are being cussed. ???????

Why did the Democrats vote "No"?

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R's voted for the far-left wing contents; not against it. That's why we are mad.

Keyno said:

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aggie93 said:

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Who?mikejones! said:

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Yes, im aware. Slow decay or let's just get there and let it blow up as quickly as possible.

Fun choice

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The Dems don't play though, they want to change the rules so they will get permanent power and I'd rather not end up having to have a civil war to fix it. Trump is a pragmatist and chooses to fight for some issues and ignore others. The House and Senate Leadership if very weak. Yet it is far more likely we will see people going after Chip Roy or Thomas Massie or Rand Paul or Ted Cruz or Ron DeSantis instead of the RINOs that do this crap and that definitely includes Trump leading that charge.

Overall we are making slow progress but it's very frustrating our leaders like Johnson and Thune are so weak.

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It is extremely frustrating that even when the GOP is in power, they actually don't do anything and usually backstab their base. Year after year. Slow progress indeed

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The reality is they are barely in power to be fair, having a tiny majority is very hard to govern with because you always have a portion that are useless. So unless the President has 55-60% Approval numbers or you have a solid 30-40 seat majority (or 60 in the Senate) it takes really effective leadership to get things done and you still have to pick your battles.