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Sogo

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16. House and Senate leadership function in entirely different ways.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 11:13 PM

Nov 13

The House can be "controlled."

The Senate can at most be encouraged to stay in line; but Senators are notoriously independent-minded and are not "controlled."

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I listened to Indivisible's founder Ezra Levin just now.... [View all] BigmanPigman Nov 10 OP

Yeah, Rachel Maddow said that he was calling Schumer to step down, gab13by13 Nov 10 #1

Who would I replace Schumer with? Fiendish Thingy Nov 10 #3

Sanders always has a lot to say, vote him in as minority leader. W_HAMILTON Nov 11 #7

Today's Indivisible email usonian Nov 10 #2

I think you should double post this on DU. BigmanPigman Nov 10 #5

Wish I could rec this 1000 times! Fiendish Thingy Nov 10 #4

Trump was correct. czarjak Nov 11 #6

Ezra Levin jfz9580m Nov 11 #8

I still mix them up as well. BigmanPigman Nov 11 #10

That's true often with a caveat though jfz9580m Nov 13 #15

That was awesome jfz9580m Nov 11 #9

Actually, as I was writing I put my brain into BigmanPigman Nov 11 #11

I trust teachers jfz9580m Nov 11 #12

Jennifer Rubin used to be a conservative commentator.. yellow dahlia Nov 11 #13

Indivisable is beginning primaries in all states for 26 Demsrule86 Nov 11 #14

House and Senate leadership function in entirely different ways. Sogo Nov 13 #16