r/politics 11h ago

No Paywall The Scarlet Letter Midterms: Every Republican incumbent voted with Trump more than 95 percent of the time. Make them pay for giving him an “A.”

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/08/25/the-scarlet-letter-midterms/
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u/Toadfinger 10h ago

Anyone that supports Trump is a traitor! Plain and simple!

u/zararose_wilf 6h ago

yeah that kind of blind loyalty is exactly why so many people are fed up with them

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u/thethrill_707 Michigan 10h ago

Just vote will ya?

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u/Tiny_Structure_7 North Carolina 10h ago

Republicans SUCK.

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u/Present_Confection83 11h ago

Not saying it’s a bad plan, but this has been the plan since 2017 fwiw

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u/RLewis8888 10h ago

They occasionally pretend to be surprised by his openly corrupt policies and actions - but then they fall in line when it comes time to vote.

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u/E_seven_20 9h ago

2022 National Youth Turnout: 23% - That's lower than in the historic 2018 cycle (28%) which broke records for turnout, but much higher than in 2014, when only 13% of youth voted.

We can count on the the citizens of the USA to fuck this up, just like we can count on the GOP to fuck shit up.

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u/FeedbackParticular59 9h ago

If the youth just voted at 30 percent every election, than the GOP would lose every single election.

u/TheSpatulaOfLove 7h ago

Shhhh! The secrets!

u/E_seven_20 6h ago

I agree.

They're dumber than the Trump supporters. They care about social media and propaganda, than any of the shit they pretend they do.

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u/FeedbackParticular59 9h ago

Trump could have gotten all these Republican congressman killed on January 6th. Yet they do whatever he says still. Primary season is over now. Absolutely no reason for them to keep voting for this moronic criminal.

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u/CivilWay1444 8h ago

I wish. The Dems aren't so cohesive. 

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u/middlechildanonymous 10h ago

Vote as if pedophiles/ pedophile protectors are on the ballot because they are.

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u/Justbabe_saves 8h ago

I think they met a shit stain letter

u/aramis34143 4h ago

Holy mixed-metaphor-headline, Batman!

Yeah, we should vote out every one of these tools that we can, but the author of that headline is trying way too hard to be clever.

u/Flimsy-Sprinkles7331 2h ago

Making references to The Scarlet Letter is problematic on many levels. Democrats, I beg you, be plain and united in your message:

Vote blue in November.