Haides
Ultimate Member
Late to the thread here, but I hope I can make it whenever ya'll set a date. My schedule is insanely busy, so I'm not counting on it though.
I've been wondering for quite a while what to do about DeGrange. I know he voted for cloture and then turned around and voted against the bill to make it look like he was on our side, but my question is this: Is the reason he voted against it at all because he is/was one of those "in danger of getting voted out" Senators? If not, why didn't he just vote for the bill the whole time? I can't tell if he needed to make it look like he supported us, but bowed to pressure from O'Malley & the Dems, or if he was just playing us the whole time...
If he needs us, then we could benefit by keeping him in as he'd be one we could pressure if need be.
Then again, if the pressure we put on this session wasn't enough to get to him, then maybe we need to go the "no mercy" route?
I've been wondering for quite a while what to do about DeGrange. I know he voted for cloture and then turned around and voted against the bill to make it look like he was on our side, but my question is this: Is the reason he voted against it at all because he is/was one of those "in danger of getting voted out" Senators? If not, why didn't he just vote for the bill the whole time? I can't tell if he needed to make it look like he supported us, but bowed to pressure from O'Malley & the Dems, or if he was just playing us the whole time...
If he needs us, then we could benefit by keeping him in as he'd be one we could pressure if need be.
Then again, if the pressure we put on this session wasn't enough to get to him, then maybe we need to go the "no mercy" route?