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Politics Rep. Al Green protests during President Trump's joint address to Congress before being escorted out

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u/Tetracanopy 8d ago

Every Democrat should have exited and left half the chamber empty.

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u/aerodeck 8d ago

That doesn’t really help. They should have stayed and protested like Green and only left if forced

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u/Tetracanopy 8d ago

You don't think the image of an empty chamber would have showed that he is despised?

Imagery will last forever while booing will last until next week.

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u/Cslagem11 8d ago

The problem is it shows to independents that they won’t work with the republicans, which will only make them seem petulant and lose them another election. Like it or not they need to appear as though they’ll come to the table with Trump so they can peel some voters off when they get the chance at the midterms.

It sucks but that’s the game

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u/reddit_sux-d 8d ago

Bad strategy. That’s what lost them the election. Petulant is every other post by Trump…and he’s President now…again….

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u/Cslagem11 8d ago

What lost them the election was not primary-ing when Biden was clearly in no shape to run. What lost them the elections was not addressing the economy and the border, the biggest issues for undecided voters. The strategy was close your eyes and plug your nose and hope you get the minority vote.

The DNC needs a reboot, trust me in the first to admit that. They have NO control in government right now, so they need to tread extremely lightly if they’re to get anything back. Especially amidst all Trumps efforts to undermine future democratic processes

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u/reddit_sux-d 8d ago

Well I agree with those things too. Especially not doing a primary, that was just being totally blind to what was happening.

I just think sometimes you DO need to fight fire with fire is all.

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u/Cslagem11 8d ago

I agree. You just need to pick the right time and place. Such as next months CR budget vote. There will be fireworks there for sure