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If this was the most endangered nominee... the Dems have NOTHING. (Well, we already knew that, but still.)
And when you allow the person being questioned to actually answer.
Amazing what you can learn when the questioner is actually asking for meaningful information instead of grandstanding for their soundbites.
And to that point, Elissa Slotkin appears to be capable of such.
Ladies, I mean this with all due respect and as someone who loves being a woman and all that entails: It's possible to be forceful, direct, and authoritative without screeching. It may take some practice and intention. But I promise you, it is.
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) January 14, 2025
If they were asking legitimate questions, it would make sense. But these requests to have further rounds of questions is just a transparent ploy to keep trying to bludgeon him.
Ladies, I mean this with all due respect and as someone who loves being a woman and all that entails: It's possible to be forceful, direct, and authoritative without screeching. It may take some practice and intention. But I promise you, it is.
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) January 14, 2025
Dems want to drag this out as long as possible so they can keep bringing up ridiculous personal stuff and hypotheticals.
These Senators are really embarrassing. We are not electing our best and brightest, for sure.
Too bad Dems don't have to explain recruiting numbers going up since Trump won the election. That would be something to see.
So I haven't had enough caffeine yet obviously - Duckworth had Rosen's name plate in front of her in the camera shot I was watching (on ABC News) and I was so confused because that didn't look like Jacky Rosen to me, but then I thought I was crazy... ai yi yi
She comes off hysterical, which doesn't give credence to women being in combat.
Not really. Female, disabled vet. In Illinois that's all you need.