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MTG pressures Johnson to reconvene House as shutdown becomes one of the longest in US history
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Honestly, it's very possible that someone close to her told her that trump actually sucks.
If someone whose opinion she valued explained why trump was awful, without pivoting to supporting the lesser-evil democrats, she's compelled to listen to reason to avoid becoming the politician that these people hate.
This might come as a shock to you all, but a lot of conservatives are conservative because they recognize the Party of Clintons does not have their interests at hand. Democrats would have better results in elections if they ran more candidates like Bernie Sanders, but they don't want to pay more in taxes so we end up with the Clintons and a culture war.
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I fully expect a useful idiot to reply saying "conservatives don't represent them either," and that's true. Neither party represents the working class. However, since our rulers get richer by dividing us with a culture war, that's what each party encourages.Until we can stop succumbing to their two-pronged strategy, we shouldn't expect the political climate to improve. I won't hold my breath.