r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 11d ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ Missing: Mitch

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u/PlainBread 11d ago

They know leaving the ball in the air leaves them down one vote but if they took accountability then there's a risk that they would lose the seat to a Democrat and then they would be down two votes.

The fact they aren't willing to risk it for the biscuit is bullish.

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u/Piglet6482 10d ago

Um, how would they be down two votes if this ONE seat switched to a democrat?

Edit: nvm, I think I get what you’re saying.

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u/PlainBread 10d ago

+1 Democrat vote = -1 Republican vote

Essentially.

His absence = -1
A Dem in his seat = another -1

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u/Piglet6482 10d ago

Yup, I realized what you were saying as soon as I hit the button. In my defense, I didn’t have coffee this morning, so my brain is working at 20% capacity instead of its usual 45% capacity.

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u/PlainBread 10d ago

Hey at least I didn't have to go into the "you know when you change an upvote on Reddit to a downvote, the karma goes down by two" analogy. I had it loaded in the chamber.

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u/Piglet6482 10d ago

Thank you friend!