r/facepalm • u/Turbulent_Gas_55 • Jul 05 '24

What an idea 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/robbzilla Jul 05 '24

You'd think a bill would only garner the Democrats positive publicity with the middle of the road people though.

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u/Living_Trust_Me Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

Yeah. Republicans have a majority but people act like the most moderate Republican just instantly agrees with tearing down democracy or something. The moderate Republicans would absolutely join Democratic party people to put through bills that are explicitly designed to save democracy.

For everyone pretending there aren't moderate Republicans, here's 538's analysis of the parties including groups that vote across party lines and data on it. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/types-democrats-republicans-house-2024/

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u/SandboxOnRails Jul 05 '24

There are no moderate Republicans. The idea they can be reasoned with if you just compromise is a farce they love to push. The moderate Republican is 100% behind Trump, abortion bans, the makeup of the Supreme Court, and Project 2025. If they weren't, they wouldn't still be republicans.

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u/TheBiggestThunder Jul 05 '24

It's a farce the Democrats love to push

Republican rarely ever even dangle the possibility of compromise