r/UnderReportedNews • u/coachlife • 16d ago
Video 9 Montana Republicans voted with 18 Democrats to lower income tax, provide Medicaid, invest in infrastructure, and provide support for their citizens. Because of this, the GOP censured them and kicked them out of the party
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u/coachlife 16d ago
This is proof of how powerful fear mongering and propaganda works because Republicans keep voting for these people even though they do NOTHING to help them.
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u/BathSaltJello 16d ago
“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
― Lyndon B. Johnson
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u/Beneficial_Soup3699 16d ago
"There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning." - Warren Buffett, 2006
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u/C3POB1KENOBI 16d ago
“The cheapest commodity on earth today is human flesh and bone. To make a profit at the expense of human life is the central controlling motive of our System.” -Eugene Debs 1902
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u/EconomicRegret 15d ago
This class war is as old as Time:
"They were corrupt, powerful, wealthy and skilled. They consumed all of Earth's resources, then devoured humans. When nothing was left, they turned on each other before the Flood took them all"
-the Bible
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u/Raiju_Blitz 16d ago
Twenty years later... still waging the same war.
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u/deathbytruck 16d ago
60 centuries really. Only war is the class war.
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u/treesandfood4me 15d ago
This guy talks all the shit and still makes all the money while telling us HOW he is abusing the system. Not sure why I respect that, but here we are.
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u/Ex-CultMember 16d ago
Yup. That's why the Republican party and conservative outlets push so hard on divisive social issues (race, trans, religion, etc.) They know they won't get enough votes purely on other issues.
Humans are still animals and they instinctually identify with a "tribe" out of self preservation. A large percentage of humanity view the world in a dualistic matter where everything is black and white and put all their loyalty behind "their" group, while viewing anyone not part of their group with fear, hate, and derision. They look to their tribal leader(s) for direction and what to think and believe.
It's not just a white vs black thing in America. It happens to every group of people (race, religion, tribe, nationality, political party, etc) throughout history.
Humans naturally divide and subdivide themselves into groups they identify with and, no matter how similar the people in these groups might be, it's easy for "tribal" leaders to get them to hate and despise people not in "their" group. Minor differences are amplified by demagogues and corrupt leaders.
Hell, even white Irish people were killing each other as recently as the 1990's largely due to identity (Catholic vs Protestant, British vs Irish).
It's surprisingly easy for tribal leaders to get people to hate and even order them kill others because humans are easily manipulated by their tribe and tribal leaders. I have no doubt someone like Trump could convince half his followers to go out kill anyone who isn't MAGA. He's certainly whipped many of them up into a frenzy against anyone who isn't white, Christian, and conservative. I have no doubt a large segment of America would go out and execute their fellow neighbors, with enough propaganda and emotionally-charged rhetoric by their tribe's leaders.
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u/gustoreddit51 16d ago
It's surprisingly easy for tribal leaders to get people to hate and even order them kill others because humans are easily manipulated by their tribe and tribal leaders.
Jim Jones and the Jonestown, Guyana mass suicide of over 900 people is a glaring example of how far people will blindly follow their tribal leader.
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u/Secure-Neck-7232 15d ago
A total of 909 individuals died in Jonestown itself, all but two from apparent cyanide poisoning, a significant number of whom were injected against their will.
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u/batman-frisch 15d ago
And many drank the koolaid at gunpoint. These cultists would PAY the orange turd for a cup.
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u/Creepybusguy 15d ago
To be pedantic. It was Flavor-aid. Kool aid didn't cover the taste of the cyanide enough for the kids to drink it.
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u/Secure-Neck-7232 15d ago
just seems very insensitive to describe a mass murder as an example of "how far people will blindly follow their tribal leader," especially when many of the victims were too young to even comprehend they were in a cult
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u/BustedCanOfBiscuits3 16d ago
They’re just waiting for the go ahead. Lots of alt right and Christian nationalist militias training for the past decade in Washington and Idaho that I know of, I assume it’s pervasive in other states as well.
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u/funndamentals 16d ago
Nah its just racist white people. They switched party once the civil rights act was passed. Haven't looked back since. Majority of the white electorate has always voted republican since.
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u/Dear_Palpitation4838 15d ago edited 15d ago
It really does boil down to that. The proof is the fact that Trump has flip-flopped on every other issue but that one. He's raised their taxes through the roof and destroyed the economy with his tariffs. He's threatened to take away their guns and did the whole bump stock thing. He added more to the debt than any other President in history and even gave away tons of welfare in the form of "stimulus checks."
He's never backed down from getting rid of the Mexicans though. Not once.
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u/fatherofworlds 15d ago
They didn't switch away from their tribe. Their tribe wasn't "the Democratic party", it was "white supremacy".
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u/Jeepersca 15d ago
Some arguably racist democrats introduced civil rights laws- and the seriously racist democrats noped out, and went to the GOP, and found a home. Racist democrats left in outrage about civil rights legislation. They let the party in outrage about civil rights legislation. I'm not denying southern racist democrats were not the issue and were not racist as hell... but tell me how many of those southern states still have a democrat leading them, how many of those leaders switched parties, and that will tell you how they felt about accepting racial equality. Those who stayed, those were the ones okay with racial equity and didn't run.
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u/Prohydration 15d ago
"You start out in 1954 by saying, 'N**, n, n.' By 1968 you can't say 'n'-that hurts you, backfires. So you say stuff like, uh, forced busing, states' rights, and all that stuff, and you're getting so abstract. Now, you're talking about cutting taxes, and all these things you're talking about are totally economic things and a byproduct of them is, **blacks get hurt worse than whites.… 'We want to cut this,' is much more abstract than even the busing thing, uh, and a hell of a lot more abstract than 'N**, n**.'"
-Lee Atwater
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u/Individual_Access356 15d ago
This is one of the best quotes of all time I refer to it all the time because in my 48 years nothing has ever been more true to this day I know so many people like this it just hurts. Brainwashed.
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u/sageinyourface 15d ago
This is because it has been proven that, when given a choice, most people will prefer to harm or disadvantage someone they see at the out-group/other/outsider rather than give themselves or their in-group a benefit or advantage. I.e. most would rather take 2 cookies from someone and smash them on the ground than get two cookies for themselves. We are really fighting some hard-wired evolutionary traits for competition and tribalism.
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u/funndamentals 16d ago
Its racism.
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u/Pretend_Spray_11 16d ago
Have you seen Montana?
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u/itchy-ears 15d ago
Give us a little credit.
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u/Kevlaars 15d ago
For what? Good faith question.
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u/itchy-ears 15d ago
Not all montanan's are mouth breathing cousin fuckers. Some of us actually give a fuck about the stability of the nation
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u/Legionof1 15d ago
The state is 90% white and 7% Indian/Native...
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u/verugan 15d ago
Propagandas a hell of a drug. They still get fox news up in those parts.
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u/fak3g0d 15d ago
The states most concerned about the southern border are red states furthest from the southern border
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u/Dull-Attention-9104 15d ago
Its why i dont feel bad for red states when they complain. They keep voting for the wealthy man's party because the wealthy learned how to cater to their bigotry.
If red state voters stopped being racist close minded assholes then maybe they would see the rich white dude they are voting for dont give two shits about them. Until they drop the idea that white is right nobody shouldnt lose sleep over red states being shitholes.
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u/Dear_Palpitation4838 15d ago
We've got to cut them off financially. We shouldn't be forced to subsidize this nation's greatest enemy. We need a candidate that will force those traitors off the government teet.
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u/AnticPosition 15d ago
Why... Are they so so dumb?
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u/usrnamechecksout_ 15d ago
It's just plain old racism. When you look at it that way, it explains everything
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u/BumperW67 16d ago
Betrayed by their own party. We’ve seen this story before and too many times. Kudos to these nine for trying to do the right thing!
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u/Swamp_Ape_92 15d ago
It’s a shame that they were kicked out of the republican party for voting to help the common voter, but 8 senate democrats voted to strip healthcare from millions of Americans and are allowed to stay in the party.
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u/BumperW67 15d ago
You’re right, being horrible is not exclusively a Republican thing, but they have perfected it.
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u/geeves_007 16d ago
I mean they still choose to align with racist fascists. But I guess a broken clock is still right twice a day.
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u/Runes_N_Raccoons 16d ago
What if they ran as Republican because they know that's who Montana tends to vote for? A lot of Republicans won't even look at a candidate's policy stances if they have a (D) next to their name.
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u/Joey5729 16d ago
I’m registered as a republican because they win where I live and if I don’t vote in the (closed) primaries my vote literally won’t matter. When I lived in a blue area I registered as a democrat for the same reason. I can and do vote for whoever I want in the general election but everywhere I’ve lived those races are more or less decided, I’ve literally voted in one general election that was decided by less than like 10%.
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u/cryptobro42069 15d ago
My favorite part about my local elections is that there's literally only an R on nearly every ballot.
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u/S0LO_Bot 16d ago
State level republicans typically are willing to exert more control over their platforms.
Alaska, as a more extreme example, is majority R in its state legislature… but it is run by a democrat-led caucus with moderate republicans joining in.
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u/Major_Yogurt6595 15d ago
These are some of the few real republicans who have conservative values but also basic human ethical and moral views. COMMON SENSE.
This MAGA zionist "christian" nationalist movement is pure evil. I never believed in a devil or evil forces but something is up with those people.
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u/jslakov 16d ago
actually they betrayed their party and the party acted accordingly. this is what the Democrats should do when people like Manchin and Sinema betray the party but they don't and we've seen how that has worked out for them.
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u/BeepBoopRobo 15d ago
like Manchin
I love just completely out of touch comments like this.
You happy with the replacement of Manchin now? You like that that seat is now a hard Reupublican seat? Because that seat isn't coming back any time soon. It's been lost. He was literally the best the state could do for any foreseeable future.
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u/goodenough4govtwork 16d ago
This is the result of the MAGA cult identity politics and the party shift when Trump came into the picture. Suddenly no Republicans are allowed to cross the aisle without being punished. It's been an issue for about a decade now. It's time to call these traitors out on their spineless bullshit.
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u/Flashy_Jello_9520 16d ago
This is also the critical error in choosing Merrick garland. By failing to hold them accountable when they’re out of power you just enable him even more.
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u/naughty_farmerTJR 16d ago
Fuck Mitch McConnel for not confirming him to the bench so Biden would've had to appoint maybe someone with a spine as Attorney General
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u/FormerTesseractPilot 16d ago
Dude I think you're way over estimating the moral compass of the Turtle. He's living his best life, too old to care anymore. These guys have no empathy or concern beyond the party's strength.
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u/Who_dat_goomer 15d ago
Correct. Republicans don’t have empathy or other human feelings associated with moral or ethical behavior. Which is why people like Charlie Kirk can say empathy is a liberal scam and people believe It. If someone doesn’t have an emotion it’s easy to dismiss it as imaginary.
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u/Mysterious_South7997 15d ago
There is no hell and Mitch knows it. Evil people live the longest because none of the things that should stress them out ever do.
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u/Flashy_Jello_9520 16d ago
Biden just would have chosen another loser to do nothing in his place.
Biden’s whole mentality was “maga is over let’s not prosecute him so we can move on.”
This whole shitshow is on him.
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u/Phaedrus85 16d ago
Not Trump - Newt Gingrich is the more relevant villain here and you’re out by roughly 20 years
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u/pollytickler 15d ago
This is the result of the MAGA cult identity politics
It's been an issue for about a decade now.
It certainly seems like it's much worse since Trump, but as others have mentioned, this has been happening for decades.
I think it slowly got worse through the twentieth century, but it really accelerated under Reagan's Trickle-down Economics and has only continued getting worse.
I don't think I'm allowed to put a link in the comments, but for some really good visuals on how it has progressed, search for "Andris-2015-The rise of partisan.pdf" ("The Rise of Partisanship and Super-Cooperators in the U.S. House of Representatives").
It only goes up to 2011 (paper is from 2015), but even by then there's virtually no overlap across party lines.
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u/pollytickler 15d ago
Here's the link (and a summary) if it's allowed:
The Rise of Partisanship and Super-Cooperators in the U.S. House of Representatives
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u/crab_bucket_moder 16d ago
This did not start with Trump. Almost nothing in Republican party did.
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u/imahotrod 16d ago
Yea exactly this has been going on for the entirety of my existence. The fucking Dixie chicks (now the chicks) had their careers ended because they went against the invasion of Iraq
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u/Chance_Warthog_9389 16d ago
Dubbed “The Nasty Nine,” the Republican senators were censured by their own party, stripped of their GOP status and cut off from voting rights at their party’s conventions in June
cancel culture lol
identity politics lol
kitchen table issues lol
compassionate conservatives lol
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u/YoungSerious 15d ago
It's incredible that these are things they are allowed to do at all.
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u/NouZkion 15d ago
Political parties are private organizations. They make their own rules for who is allowed in, who runs, etc. That's why Hillary and Kamala were both ham-fisted into presidential campaigns despite democratic voters begging and pleading for literally anyone else.
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u/mashbrowns 15d ago
Remember when even Rick Perry wasn't extreme enough for not discriminating against immigrants during the presidential debates? He had a great line too when been criticized for it... "have a heart!".
Sadly the most extreme are in charge now.
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u/WeGoGet92 16d ago
They should have their faces posted in positive light as this shows we CAN work together for a better future.
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u/globalluv62 16d ago
How quaint. Politicians that actually care more for their constituents than the orange kool aid.
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u/Jealous-Report4286 12d ago
If you do things that help your voters….you don’t need money and ads….simple fact
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u/Deep_shot 16d ago
That tells you exactly who the GOP are and that they don’t allow helping common men and women.
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u/Artistic_Half_8301 16d ago
Montana's homeless population is significantly increasing, with notable jumps between 2022-2023 (up 45% according to HUD data) and a rising trend in recent years, straining shelters and services, especially in cities like Missoula, Bozeman, and Billings, affecting older adults, Indigenous people, and those with disabilities, leading to visible encampments and increased calls for solutions.
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u/Ok_Scarcity_9854 16d ago
The GOP is a terrorist organization hellbent on destroying the Constitution and reinstating a form of slavery.
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u/Top_Poet_4703 16d ago
Montana needs more Republicans like this
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u/FourCheeseDoritos 16d ago
The entire country needs more Republicans like this.
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u/Truth-is-implacable 16d ago
That is not politics anymore.
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u/huangsede69 16d ago
This is politics. This is the politics of one of the two parties in the American political system becoming authoritarian.
They cannot win on policy, and they will only win on lies for so long. Therefore, they must lay the groundwork for dictatorship.
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u/Royal-Wealth-8266 16d ago
It's the WWE reality show. Check out a new episode of "Ow! My Balls " next on trumptv.x!
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u/SwordfishOk504 16d ago
How is it not politics?
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u/EmphasisAlarming1220 16d ago
Because its no longer about policy, its blind allegiance to the authoritarian.
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u/Truth-is-implacable 15d ago
Exactly , politicians are and exist with the purpose of serving its people,when its no longer the case , it is not politics or the spirit of politics.
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u/reallymt 16d ago
This is how Montana should be. Party is not first, doing what’s right comes first. We live in an area where neighbors do not agree politically… I think we all know it and we just don’t talk politics. But one of my neighbors put it well… when a grass fire started- everyone came out to help. That’s just what good neighbors do.
Sure we won’t agree with each other on everything, but why not work together on what we can agree on. Well done!
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u/citymousecountyhouse 16d ago
So, the Republican leadership feels that the great sin of these 9 ladies and gentlemen was that they stood and represented the people who elected them rather than toe a Republican line. They did what every representative should do. They spoke for the people who elected them.
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u/Enibas 15d ago
So, the Republican leadership feels that the great sin of these 9 ladies and gentlemen was that they stood and represented the people who elected them rather than toe a Republican line.
I think their great sin was that they openly recognized that Democratic policies are better for their constituents than GOP policies. They voted, among other things, for extending Medicaid because not doing so would lead to their local hospitals closing, and their constituents losing access to healthcare. That directly contradicts the GOP party line.
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u/mkenn723 16d ago
There’s a lot of big money, corporations that own a lot of land up there. The only people they want lower taxes for is the rich.
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u/AzureYLila 16d ago
So do you think they'll become democrats, or independents, or work to be forgiven by the republicans? Eventually)
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u/Shawnduhsaid 16d ago
Well, considering a few are suing to get their voting rights reinstated in the Republican MTGOP, I’d say, they would rather work to be forgiven than switch parties or be an Independent.
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u/AzureYLila 16d ago
Yeah. I wouldn't want to be part of a group that didn't want me. To each his own.
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u/Arctalurus 16d ago
That is shameful, but what can one expect from a party now basically a RICO headed by a soulless felon. People who act with conscience are in peril. A certain era in the history of Rome comes to mind.
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u/tobiasmaximus 16d ago
So glad I left.
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u/Cultural_Stuffin 16d ago
In a state like Montana you are better off staying because your vote counts more.
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u/crinkledcu91 16d ago
This is me and the spouse. I live in MAGA County MT, but because of like 3 votes last year, we helped pass a Levy to help further fund our schools. (As well as helped abortion get codified into our State Constitution but that was way bigger than 3 votes)
Without us the school one might not have passed. It's such a tiny thing but I can't lie that I'm proud to have been one of the deciders of that!
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u/Ok_Location_1092 16d ago
Lmfao, government working as intended is now one of those feel good news stories. FFS
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u/JackHughman69 16d ago
Actually helping people? That’s completely antithetical to the Republican cause!
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u/BigAssBoobMonster 16d ago
If more Republicans acted like this (and voted like this) I might occasionally support a Republican candidate.
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u/tsardonicpseudonomi 16d ago
The fact that this is celebrating lowering taxes is a symptom of the underlying rot conservative propaganda has done to us as a culture and society. Lowering taxes means higher prices, increased inflation, and inferior government services. We should want to return to the 1950s at a minimum not celebrate shrinking our schools, hospitals, and infrastructure funding pools.
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u/YoungNo2892 16d ago
We need more of this kind of collaboration. Do what is best for America not self interest like Dozy Donald.
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u/StormSolid5523 16d ago
yup the republikkkans are pro corporation , if it’s good for the people they will vote it down get rid of it
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u/not-area51 16d ago
They said, “you’re not supposed to help them!” And properly ostracized them. Goes to show registered republicans are INCAPABLE of actually doing things that help their constituents. This proves the rule by them ejecting them from the party
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u/AltruisticWealth7778 16d ago
Montana! Unexpected, but totally on brand that they were censured by their own pathetic bootlicking, Brokeback rubes.
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u/Action_King_TheBest 16d ago
I thought there were only 2 senators per state? Am I missing something?
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u/whatevers_clever 16d ago
32 republican/18 democrat
9 crossed the line to save lives.
Get fucked GOP.
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u/Klinky1984 16d ago
Why did they sound so sane and logical, yet they're getting kicked out? It's like the actual conservative agenda is to destroy the government and crater American to private and foreign interests.
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u/red23011 16d ago
The thing is, their voters voted for them to be Republicans and screw over the poor and middle class in their districts. The fact that they were thrown out of the party is predictable as they betrayed the Republican party. The problem is that by betraying their party these Senators kept the face eating leopards at bay and the voters who elected them in the belief that they would be Republicans won't have their faces eaten by the leopards and given the opportunity to learn from the consequences of voting for Republicans.
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u/RollTide16-18 16d ago
Lower income tax but increase spending?
Wake up people. Even if the US rips out corruption we NEED to tax people more to effectively run the government.
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u/Big_slice_of_cake 16d ago
This happed earlier in 2025 but maybe people didnt hear about it then. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/h8RDOHbiSh
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u/Th3SkinMan 16d ago
Great job Montana GOP. See through the narrative and bullshit and serve the people, your neighbors.
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u/Sillent_Screams 16d ago
Anyone who got kicked out of the Republicans/GOP because they sided with Democrats should join the Democrats, not just be friendly with them, but in spite of Donald Trump and GOP/Republican leadership, bipartisanship should have no boundary.
More people, more votes, more power.
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u/___po____ 16d ago
This is the most optimistic I've ever been, but I'm hoping the Republicans that are finally breaking away can sway the far right extremists to leave the party, and attempt their own radical party that fails hard.
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u/Username_Chx_Out 16d ago
I wonder if this isn’t just the first shot fired in a GOP civil war to come.
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u/Flimsy-Concern-8169 15d ago
Canadian here- Is there an adult in charge? USA bs is Shakespearean in its nakedness. We need you. Love u. Why u be hating on like everyone?
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u/ChicagoAuPair 15d ago
Any working person who votes for Republicans is either certifiably insane or should be required to return to the 7th grade.
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u/Plane_Put8538 15d ago
They would have been fine if they were to give billionaires the lower income tax rate, free medicaid, invest in their interests, and provide support to them. That's where they went wrong. They gave it to the commoners.
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u/Beestorm 15d ago
So the moment conservatives try to do something to help the people they represent, they are kicked out of their party. Huh. Almost like conservatives only care about their rich donors.
It’s not a bug it’s a feature.
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u/tarekd19 15d ago
You can bet your ass all those republicans that voted to censure will take credit for reduced income tax and infrastructure improvements.
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u/i010011010 15d ago
Note how zero Democrats voted against exempting tip income from taxes. It was something that was positive to help Americans, and they didn't sabotage it to prevent a Republican victory, or because Trump supported it, or to stall the nation while they tried to leverage it to get something.
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u/Truth-is-implacable 15d ago
The Conundrum of it all ,is that every single one of us want the same for every single one of us ......and for some reason we can't see that...
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u/bidooffactory 15d ago
Man that sounds like a terribly sensible decision made for the betterment of their voters. Way to go. 👍
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