"Democrats are why Republicans tried to dismantle the ACA and otherwise block single payer healthcare".
Textbook strawman argument
Nope. One would think that you would know what a straw man argument is better than you do. Most of your prattle is in its form.
Wyden, Merkley and DeFazio all have good records of supporting progressive legislation. As good as St Bernie's. So,, what's your beef. Be specific. What have they done that causes you to say corporations own them.
Walk back your corporate 'run' the party to 'influence'?
Be specific. All you are doing is reciting propaganda canards and sweeping generalities.
Yeah, the rep in his area is Kevin McCarthy, a Republican. Yet Pad keeps droning on as if he were a Democrat.Well, even though padawan lives in California, his area must be a republican stronghold, because his Congressman is Kevin McCarthy!
That guy is republican scum!
I'm not referring to any one specific member of congress, I'm referring to congress at large, and I'll reiterate, you're unqualified to discuss anything political if you don't believe special interests, in this case, corporations, influence the policy of both political parties
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We don't vote for Congress as a whole and by referring to "Congress", then saying "corrupt", you are reciting a Glittering Generality.I'm not referring to any one specific member of congress, I'm referring to congress at large, and I'll reiterate, you're unqualified to discuss anything political if you don't believe special interests, in this case, corporations, influence the policy of both political parties
Marco Rubio was asked about the money he received from the NRA and how that influenced his opinion on gun control legislation, his response was something like "How do you know the NRA doesn't support me because they support my position on gun control legislation?", highlighting the con being perpetuated; we don't - that's the idea. We don't know whether the NRA supports Rubio because of his position on gun control or if Rubio holds that position on gun control because the NRA supports him and donates to his campaign(s). It's purposefully kept vague and ambiguous to give his supporters wiggle room to claim the former while anyone with a functioning brain knows it's the latter.
Same thing with climate change, drug policy, healthcare, et al.
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You're not qualified to talk about politics
How about now?
you thought nancy pelosi needed republican votes to become speaker
So, a Florida politician who isn't even corrupt by the standards of that state is why I should vote for Oregon Republicans this fall in Oregon? Their diffferences on the issues that are important to me are huge. Oregonian Republicans support crushing latino communities, repealing abortion, repealing laws that protect the environment, not to mention their resistance to campaign finance reforms and actions to reduce carbon emissions. All of which my Democratic party congressmen support the opposite.PolitiFact - Debbie Wasserman Schultz attacked for bank donations and position on payday loan bill
A law professor running against U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of South Florida says she is in the pocket of big banwww.politifact.com
Warren wing clashes with Wasserman Schultz on payday lending
At issue: Rules for an industry often accused of exploiting lower-income workers.
You can carry on with your strawman as long as you want, I'm not going to entertain it
True, but only the Republicans have been shown to have been getting money funneled to them by the Russians through laundering companies like the NRA. Working through people like Butina to honey pot the dirty old GOP.
And you do realize that those 'corporate donors' are not telling the congressional Democrats to keep people in poverty and not getting them healthcare right? That is just you making up something that sounds all edgy and 'them'.
"Marginal" has many degrees. It is a gigantic margin at the moment in how Democrats represent the entire countries needs vs the Republicans who are strictly focused on maintaining the Wealthy White Heterosexual Male Only agenda alive and strong.