• Skyrmir@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    In a local election that’s true. When it comes to seats in a larger body, you’ve gotta take the bad with the good to get anything done. If we added a dozen anti-abortion democrats in the Senate, Trump would be impeached. And abortion would be stuck. A shitty trade off, but one that would move closer to removing abortion bans in the longer term.

    (ignoring the house just for the example)

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      9 hours ago

      When it comes to seats in a larger body, you’ve gotta take the bad with the good

      That’s a great way to get stabbed in the back.

      Look at what happened with Joe Lieberman. Dems backed him up even after he lost his primary in a bright blue state, and he repeatedly threw them under the bus.

      Same with Jim Justice in W. Virginia.